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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Desperate Remedies" (1871) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Desperate Remedies
1871
Under the Greenwood Tree
0
A Pair of Blue Eyes
0
Far From the Madding Crowd
0
The Hand of Ethelberta
0
The Return of the Native
0
The Trumpet-Major
0
A Laodicean
0
Two on a Tower
0
The Mayor of Casterbridge
0
The Woodlanders
0
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
0
The Well-Beloved
0
Jude the Obscure
0
The Withered Arm
1888
Collected Short Stories
1928
The Complete Poems
1977
Woman Much Missed
2023
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