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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 "Leonora" (1903) and follow publication order through all 50 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Leonora
1903
A Great Man
1904
Sacred and Profane Love / The Book of Carlotta
1905
Whom God Hath Joined
1906
Doubloons / Sinews of War (With: Eden Phillpotts)
1906
Buried Alive
1908
The Statue (With: Eden Phillpotts)
1908
The Glimpse
1909
Helen with the High Hand
1910
The Price of Love
1914
The Lion's Share
1916
The Title
1918
The Pretty Lady
1918
Mr. Prohack
1922
Lilian
1922
Riceyman Steps
1923
Don Juan de Marana
1923
The Bright Island
1926
Lord Raingo
1926
Accident
1929
Imperial Palace
1930
Tabletop
1939
Stroke of Luck and Dream of Destiny: An Unfinished Novel
1975
A Bracelet at Bruges
1905
The Fire of London
1905
From One Generation to Another
1910
Death, Fire, and Life
1926
The Murder of the Mandarin
2014
The Burglary
2014
The Loot of Cities
1905
Elsie and the Child and Other Stories
1924
The Woman Who Stole Everything and Other Stories
1927
The Night Visitor and Other Stories
1931
The Penguin Arnold Bennett
1954
Polite Farces for the Drawing Room
1975
The Feud; The Lion's Share; The Silent Brothers
2005
The Dog; The Elixir of Youth; The Baby's Bath
2005
Lord Dover & Other Lost Stories
2011
Arnold Bennett's Uncollected Short Stories, 1892-1932
2011
A Question of Sex
1900
What the Public Wants
1910
Cupid and Commonsense
1910
Milestones (With: Edward Knoblock)
1912
The Great Adventure
1913
Judith
1919
Body and Soul
1921
The Love Match
1922
London Life (With: Edward Knoblock)
1924
Flora
1933
The Honeymoon
2013
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