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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 "Hike and the Aeroplane" (1912) and follow publication order through all 42 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Hike and the Aeroplane
1912
Our Mr. Wrenn
1914
The Trail of the Hawk
1915
The Job
1917
The Innocents
1917
Free Air
1919
Main Street
1920
Babbitt
1922
Arrowsmith
1925
Mantrap
1925
Elmer Gantry
1927
The Man Who Knew Coolidge
1928
Dodsworth
1929
Ann Vickers
1933
Work Of Art
1934
It Can't Happen Here
1935
The Prodigal Parents
1938
Bethel Merriday
1940
Gideon Planish
1943
Cass Timberlane
1945
Kingsblood Royal
1947
The God-Seeker
1949
World So Wide
1951
Let Us Play King
1956
Storm in the West
1963
The Willow Walk
1918
The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol
2007
Young Man Axelbrod
2013
The Cat of the Stars
2014
The Ghost Patrol
2014
Speed
2014
Things
2014
Moths in the ARC Light
2014
The Kidnaped Memorial
2014
Harri
2016
Jayhawker: A Play in Three Acts
1935
Selected Short Stories of Sinclair Lewis
1935
I'm A Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories
1962
If I Were Boss
1997
Go East, Young Man
2005
The Minnesota Stories of Sinclair Lewis
2005
The Short Stories of Sinclair Lewis, 1904-1949
2007
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