Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Gulliver's Travels
Buy on Amazon1726
A Tale of a Tub and Other Works
Buy on Amazon1704
Journal to Stella
Buy on Amazon0
The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift
Buy on Amazon1940
The Portable Swift
Buy on Amazon1948
Selected Prose Works of Jonathan Swift
Buy on Amazon1949
Selected Writings
Buy on Amazon1950
Collected Poems: v. 1
Buy on Amazon1958
The Poems of Jonathan Swift
Buy on Amazon1958
Directions to Servants and Miscellaneous Pieces 1733-42
Buy on Amazon1959
Selected Prose and Poetry
Buy on Amazon1959
Best of Swift
Buy on Amazon1967
Selected Poems
Buy on Amazon1967
Stella's Birth-Days
Buy on Amazon1967
The Prose Writings
Buy on Amazon1968
Miscellanies in Prose and Verse by Pope, Swift and Gay
Buy on Amazon1972
The Writings of Jonathan Swift: Authoritative Texts, Backgrounds, Criticism
Buy on Amazon1973
Jonathan Swift, the Complete Poems
Buy on Amazon1983
Jonathan Swift: A Critical Edition of the Major Works
Buy on Amazon1984
Major Works
Buy on Amazon2003
Jonathan Swift: Poems selected by Derek Mahon
Buy on Amazon2006
Cadenus And Vanessa
Buy on Amazon2010
Baucis and Philemon
Buy on Amazon2017
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Gulliver's Travels (1726), 2. A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (1704), 3. Journal to Stella, 4. The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift (1940), 5. The Portable Swift (1948), and 18 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Jonathan Swift contains 23 books. The series began in 1726 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Jonathan Swift. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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