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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 "Alexander's Bridge" (1912) and follow publication order through all 52 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Alexander's Bridge
1912
One of Ours
1922
A Lost Lady
1923
The Professor's House
1925
My Mortal Enemy
1926
Death Comes for the Archbishop
1927
Shadows on the Rock
1931
Lucy Gayheart
1935
Sapphira and the Slave Girl
1940
The Burglar's Christmas
1896
On the Divide, and Eric Hermannson's Soul
1900
A Death in the Desert
1903
A Wagner Matinee
1904
The Sculptor's Funeral
1905
The Enchanted Bluff
1909
The Bohemian Girl
1912
The Diamond Mine
1916
A Gold Slipper
1917
Scandal
1919
Coming, Aphrodite! / Coming, Eden Bower!
1920
Paul's Case
1920
Neighbour Rosicky
1932
Ardessa
2004
El Dorado
2004
A Night at Greenway Court and Other Stories
1896
Nanette: An Aside and Other Stories
0
Jack-A-Boy, and El Dorado
1901
April Twilights and Other Poems
1903
A Death in the Desert, and The Sculptor's Funeral
1905
The Troll Garden
1905
The Namesake, and the Profile
1907
A Collection of Stories, Reviews, and Essays
1908
A Gold Slipper, and Ardessa
1918
Youth and The Bright Medusa
1920
The Old Beauty and Others
1948
Five Stories
1956
Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, 1892-1912
1965
Collected Stories
1970
Uncle Valentine and Other Stories
1973
The Troll Garden and Selected Stories
1990
Stories, Poems, and Other Writings (By: )
1992
O Pioneers! and Other Tales of the Prairie
1999
The Troll Garden and Others
2006
The Count of Crow's Nest and Other Stories
2008
The Professor's Commencement, and the Treasure of Far Island
2008
The Treasure of Far Island and Other Stories
2008
A Wagner Matinee and Paul's Case
2008
Peter and Other Stories
2008
Paul's Case and Other Stories
2012
Youth and the Bright Medusa - Scholar's Choice Edition
2015
Obscure Destinies
2019
Under Far Horizons - Selected Poetry of Willa Cather
2022
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