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Women Writers of the World Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Women Writers of the World 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 Women Writers of the World series? Start with "Castle Rackrent (By: Maria Edgeworth)" (1800) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Women Writers of the World reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Castle Rackrent (By: Maria Edgeworth)
1800

Agnes Grey
0

Villette (By: Charlotte Brontë)
0

The House of Mirth (By: Edith Wharton)
1905

Passing (By: Nella Larsen)
1929

The Diary of A Young Girl / The Diary of Anne Frank (By: Anne Frank)
1947

The Story of My Life: Hellen Keller (By: Hellen Keller)
2024

The Devil´s Pool (By: George Sand)
2024

Harriet Jacobs - Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (By: Harriet Jacobs)
2024

Anna Howard Shaw - The Story of a Pioneer (By: Anna Howard Shaw)
2024

Jane Addams - Twenty Years at Hull-House (By: Jane Addams)
2024

The Yellow Wallpaper (By: Charlotte P. Gilman)
2025

Indiana (By: George Sand)
2025

The Letters of Emily Dickinson (By: Martha Dickinson Biachi)
2025

Old Indians Legends (By: Zitkála-Šá)
2025

Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas - Gertrude Stein (By: Gertrude Stein)
2025

Women Who Wrote
2020
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