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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 "The Loving Spirit" (1931) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Loving Spirit
1931
I'll Never Be Young Again
1932
The Progress of Julius / Julius
1933
Jamaica Inn
1936
Rebecca
1938
Castle Dor
1940
Come Wind, Come Weather
1940
Frenchman's Creek
1941
Hungry Hill
1943
The King's General
1946
The Parasites
1949
My Cousin Rachel
1951
The Little Photographer
1952
Mary Anne
1954
The Scapegoat
1957
The Glass-Blowers
1963
The Flight of the Falcon
1965
The House on the Strand
1969
Don't Look Now
1971
Rule Britannia
1972
The Apple Tree
1952
The Birds and Other Stories
1952
Happy Christmas
1953
Kiss Me Again, Stranger
1953
Early Stories
1954
The Breaking Point/The Blue Lenses and Other Stories
1959
The Treasury of Du Maurier Short Stories
1960
Echoes From the Macabre
1971
Don't Look Now and Other Stories
1973
The Rendezvous and Other Stories
1980
Split Second and Other Stories
1981
Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre
1987
The Doll
2011
After Midnight
2025
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