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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Journalism for Women: A Practical Guide" (1898) and follow publication order through all 36 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Journalism for Women: A Practical Guide
1898

The Truth About an Author
1903

How to Become an Author: A Practical Guide
1903

The Reasonable Life / Mental Efficiency
1907

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
1908

The Human Machine
1908

Literary Taste
1909

The Feast of St. Friend / Friendship and Happiness
1911

Your United States / Those United States
1912

Paris Nights, and Other Impressions of Places and People
1913

The Plain Man and His Wife
1913

Liberty!: A Statement of the British Case
1914

From the Log of the Velsa, Part 967
1914

The Author's Craft
1914

Over There
1915

Self and Self-Management
1918

Our Women
1920

Things That Have Interested Me
1921

How to Make the Best of Life
1923

Mediterranean Scenes
1928

The Savour of Life
1928

Journal of Things New and Old
1930

The Journal of Arnold Bennett, 1896-1910
1932

The Journal of Arnold Bennett, 1911-1920
1932

The Journal of Arnold Bennett, 1921-1928
1932

Arnold Bennett In Love
1972

Arnold Bennett: Evening Standard Years - 'Books and Persons,' 1926-1931
1974

Piccadilly: Story of the Film
1975

Frank Swinnerton (With: H.G. Wells,Grant M. Overton)
1975

Sketches for Autobiography
1979

Fame and Fiction
2012

The Yellow Book
1897

Cosmopolitan Crimes : Foreign Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1979

The Joy of Football
1986

30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
2019
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