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: January 2026
Publication Order
A Small Boy and Others
Buy on Amazon1913
Notes of a Son and Brother
Buy on Amazon1914
The Middle Years
Buy on Amazon1917
The Novels of George Eliot
Buy on Amazon1866
How to Play Golf
Buy on Amazon0
The Guest's Confession
Buy on Amazon0
The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1855–1872: Volume 1
Buy on Amazon0
Parisian Sketches: Letters to the New York Tribune, 1875-1876
Buy on Amazon0
The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1872–1876: Volume 2
Buy on Amazon0
The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1872–1876: Volume 3
Buy on Amazon0
The Suburbs of London
Buy on Amazon0
Hawthorne
Buy on Amazon0
French Poets and Novelists
Buy on Amazon0
The Letters of Henry James, Volume II
Buy on Amazon0
A Little Tour in France
Buy on Amazon0
Partial Portraits
Buy on Amazon0
Terminations
Buy on Amazon0
The Painter's Eye
Buy on Amazon0
The Better Sort
Buy on Amazon1903
English Hours
Buy on Amazon1905
Traveling in Italy with Henry James
Buy on Amazon1907
Italian Hours
Buy on Amazon1909
The Art of the Novel
Buy on Amazon1909
Letters to Isabella Stewart Gardner
Buy on Amazon1914
Notes on Novelists with Some Other Notes by Henry James
Buy on Amazon1914
The Correspondence of Henry James and Henry Adams, 1877-1914
Buy on Amazon1914
Selected Letters of Henry James to Edmund Gosse, 1882 1915
Buy on Amazon1915
Henry James on Culture
Buy on Amazon1917
Letters to A.C. Benson and Auguste Monod
Buy on Amazon1930
William and Henry James: Selected Letters
Buy on Amazon1955
Selected Literary Criticism
Buy on Amazon1963
The Complete Notebooks of Henry James
Buy on Amazon1984
Collected Travel Writings
Buy on Amazon1993
The American Scene
Buy on Amazon1994
On Provence
Buy on Amazon2014
Within the Rim and Other Essays
Buy on Amazon2015
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. A Small Boy and Others (1913), 2. Notes of a Son and Brother (1914), 3. The Middle Years (1917), 4. The Novels of George Eliot (1866), 5. How to Play Golf, and 31 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Henry James contains 36 books. The series began in 1913 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Henry James. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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