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: January 2026
Publication Order
The Inheritance
Buy on Amazon1849
Moods
Buy on Amazon0
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Buy on Amazon0
Work
Buy on Amazon0
A Modern Mephistopheles
Buy on Amazon0
Under the Lilacs
Buy on Amazon0
Jack & Jill
Buy on Amazon0
Lulu's Library
Buy on Amazon0
A Long Fatal Love Chase
Buy on Amazon1995
Flower Fables
Buy on Amazon1854
A Modern Cinderella
Buy on Amazon0
On Picket Duty, and Other Tales
Buy on Amazon0
A Marble Woman
Buy on Amazon0
Behind a Mask
Buy on Amazon0
Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon0
Proverb Stories
Buy on Amazon0
Spinning-Wheel Stories
Buy on Amazon0
A Garland for Girls
Buy on Amazon0
A Whisper in the Dark
Buy on Amazon0
The Louisa Alcott Reader
Buy on Amazon1908
Glimpses of Louisa
Buy on Amazon1968
Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1968
Plots and Counterplots
Buy on Amazon1976
An Intimate Anthology
Buy on Amazon1980
Selected Fiction
Buy on Amazon1980
Hidden Louisa May Alcott
Buy on Amazon1984
Works of Louisa May Alcott
Buy on Amazon1986
A Double Life
Buy on Amazon1988
Freaks of Genius: Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott (With: Daniel Shealy)
Buy on Amazon1991
Louisa May Alcott's Fairy Tales and Fantasy Stories (With: Daniel Shealy)
Buy on Amazon1992
The Lost Stories of Louisa May Alcott
Buy on Amazon1993
Louisa May Alcott Unmasked
Buy on Amazon1995
Modern Magic
Buy on Amazon1995
The Quiet Little Woman
Buy on Amazon1999
The Poems of Louisa May Alcott
Buy on Amazon2000
The Early Stories of Louisa May Alcott, 1852-1860
Buy on Amazon2000
Louisa May Alcott's Christmas Treasury
Buy on Amazon2002
The Brownie and the PrincessOther Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
Doctor Dorn's Revenge and A Strange Island
Buy on Amazon2007
The Candy Country and How They Ran Away
Buy on Amazon2008
Morning-Glories
Buy on Amazon2009
The Poetry of Louisa May Alcott
Buy on Amazon2012
Sisters
Buy on Amazon2017
A Vintage Christmas
Buy on Amazon2018
May Flowers
Buy on Amazon2019
A Merry Christmas and Other Christmas Stories
Buy on Amazon2019
Transcendental Wild Oats
Buy on Amazon1873
Marjorie's Three Gifts
Buy on Amazon0
Diana & Persis
Buy on Amazon1978
Kate's Choice
Buy on Amazon2001
Debby's Debut
Buy on Amazon2010
Love and Self Love
Buy on Amazon2010
Pauline's Passion and Punishment
Buy on Amazon1862
The Abbot's Ghost, Or Maurice Treheme's Temptation
Buy on Amazon0
Perilous Play, And, Lost in a Pyramid or the Mummy's Curse
Buy on Amazon0
A Country Christmas
Buy on Amazon0
Mountain-Laurel and Maidenhair
Buy on Amazon0
Poppies and Wheat
Buy on Amazon1900
Trudel's Siege
Buy on Amazon1976
Scarlet Stockings
Buy on Amazon2004
The Baron's Gloves
Buy on Amazon2005
Silver Pitchers and Independence
Buy on Amazon2007
Little Button Rose
Buy on Amazon2008
The Mysterious Key and What It Opened
Buy on Amazon2010
The King of Clubs and the Queen of Hearts
Buy on Amazon2013
The Death of John
Buy on Amazon2013
The Cross on the Old Church Tower
Buy on Amazon2013
On Picket Duty
Buy on Amazon2014
Doctor Dorn's Revenge
Buy on Amazon2015
Effie's Christmas Dream
Buy on Amazon2015
The Dolls' Journey
Buy on Amazon2015
The Blind Lark
Buy on Amazon2016
Comic Tragedies
Buy on Amazon2016
How They Ran Away
Buy on Amazon2016
Sophie's Secret
Buy on Amazon2016
Lilybell and Thistledown
Buy on Amazon2016
The Brownie and the Princess
Buy on Amazon2017
Kitty's Class Day
Buy on Amazon2018
Pansies and Water-Lilies
Buy on Amazon2018
The Mysterious Key
Buy on Amazon2019
Lost in a Pyramid
Buy on Amazon2019
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Inheritance (1849), 2. Moods, 3. An Old-Fashioned Girl, 4. Work, 5. A Modern Mephistopheles, and 76 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Louisa May Alcott contains 81 books. The series began in 1849 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Louisa May Alcott. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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