Series · 40 books
Alcott Books in Order
The complete Alcott reading order — 40 books from 1848–1996.
- 01 Little Women Amazon — buy Little Women Bookshop — buy Little Women ThriftBooks — buy Little Women eBooks.com — buy Little Women
- 02 Flower Fables Amazon — buy Flower Fables Bookshop — buy Flower Fables ThriftBooks — buy Flower Fables eBooks.com — buy Flower Fables
- 03 Hospital Sketches Amazon — buy Hospital Sketches Bookshop — buy Hospital Sketches ThriftBooks — buy Hospital Sketches eBooks.com — buy Hospital Sketches
- 04 On Picket Duty and Other Tales Amazon — buy On Picket Duty and Other Tales Bookshop — buy On Picket Duty and Other Tales ThriftBooks — buy On Picket Duty and Other Tales eBooks.com — buy On Picket Duty and Other Tales
- 05 Moods Amazon — buy Moods Bookshop — buy Moods ThriftBooks — buy Moods eBooks.com — buy Moods
- 06 Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories Amazon — buy Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories Bookshop — buy Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories ThriftBooks — buy Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories eBooks.com — buy Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories
- 07 An Old-Fashioned Girl Amazon — buy An Old-Fashioned Girl Bookshop — buy An Old-Fashioned Girl ThriftBooks — buy An Old-Fashioned Girl eBooks.com — buy An Old-Fashioned Girl
- 08 Good wives Amazon — buy Good wives Bookshop — buy Good wives ThriftBooks — buy Good wives eBooks.com — buy Good wives
- 09 Aunt Jo's scrap-bag Amazon — buy Aunt Jo's scrap-bag Bookshop — buy Aunt Jo's scrap-bag ThriftBooks — buy Aunt Jo's scrap-bag eBooks.com — buy Aunt Jo's scrap-bag
- 10 Shawl-straps Amazon — buy Shawl-straps Bookshop — buy Shawl-straps ThriftBooks — buy Shawl-straps eBooks.com — buy Shawl-straps
- 11 Work Amazon — buy Work Bookshop — buy Work ThriftBooks — buy Work eBooks.com — buy Work
- 12 Eight cousins Amazon — buy Eight cousins Bookshop — buy Eight cousins ThriftBooks — buy Eight cousins eBooks.com — buy Eight cousins
- 13 Rose in Bloom Amazon — buy Rose in Bloom Bookshop — buy Rose in Bloom ThriftBooks — buy Rose in Bloom eBooks.com — buy Rose in Bloom
- 14 A modern Mephistopheles, and A whisper in the dark Amazon — buy A modern Mephistopheles, and A whisper in the dark Bookshop — buy A modern Mephistopheles, and A whisper in the dark ThriftBooks — buy A modern Mephistopheles, and A whisper in the dark eBooks.com — buy A modern Mephistopheles, and A whisper in the dark
- 15 Under the Lilacs Amazon — buy Under the Lilacs Bookshop — buy Under the Lilacs ThriftBooks — buy Under the Lilacs eBooks.com — buy Under the Lilacs
- 16 Little Women and Good Wives Amazon — buy Little Women and Good Wives Bookshop — buy Little Women and Good Wives ThriftBooks — buy Little Women and Good Wives eBooks.com — buy Little Women and Good Wives
- 17 Jack and Jill Amazon — buy Jack and Jill Bookshop — buy Jack and Jill ThriftBooks — buy Jack and Jill eBooks.com — buy Jack and Jill
- 18 An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Amazon — buy An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Bookshop — buy An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving ThriftBooks — buy An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving eBooks.com — buy An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
- 19 Spinning-wheel stories Amazon — buy Spinning-wheel stories Bookshop — buy Spinning-wheel stories ThriftBooks — buy Spinning-wheel stories eBooks.com — buy Spinning-wheel stories
- 20 Little men Amazon — buy Little men Bookshop — buy Little men ThriftBooks — buy Little men eBooks.com — buy Little men
- 21 Jo's Boys Amazon — buy Jo's Boys Bookshop — buy Jo's Boys ThriftBooks — buy Jo's Boys eBooks.com — buy Jo's Boys
- 22 A Garland for Girls Amazon — buy A Garland for Girls Bookshop — buy A Garland for Girls ThriftBooks — buy A Garland for Girls eBooks.com — buy A Garland for Girls
- 23 Louisa May Alcott Amazon — buy Louisa May Alcott Bookshop — buy Louisa May Alcott ThriftBooks — buy Louisa May Alcott eBooks.com — buy Louisa May Alcott
- 24 A. Bronson Alcott Amazon — buy A. Bronson Alcott Bookshop — buy A. Bronson Alcott ThriftBooks — buy A. Bronson Alcott eBooks.com — buy A. Bronson Alcott
- 25 Little Button Rose Amazon — buy Little Button Rose ThriftBooks — buy Little Button Rose eBooks.com — buy Little Button Rose
- 26 The Alcotts as I knew them Amazon — buy The Alcotts as I knew them Bookshop — buy The Alcotts as I knew them ThriftBooks — buy The Alcotts as I knew them eBooks.com — buy The Alcotts as I knew them
- 27 Louisa May Alcott, dreamer and worker Amazon — buy Louisa May Alcott, dreamer and worker Bookshop — buy Louisa May Alcott, dreamer and worker ThriftBooks — buy Louisa May Alcott, dreamer and worker eBooks.com — buy Louisa May Alcott, dreamer and worker
- 28 Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands Amazon — buy Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands Bookshop — buy Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands ThriftBooks — buy Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands eBooks.com — buy Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands
- 29 Invincible Louisa Amazon — buy Invincible Louisa Bookshop — buy Invincible Louisa ThriftBooks — buy Invincible Louisa eBooks.com — buy Invincible Louisa
- 30 The dressmaker Amazon — buy The dressmaker Bookshop — buy The dressmaker ThriftBooks — buy The dressmaker eBooks.com — buy The dressmaker
- 31 Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power Amazon — buy Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power Bookshop — buy Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power ThriftBooks — buy Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power eBooks.com — buy Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power
- 32 Louisa May Amazon — buy Louisa May Bookshop — buy Louisa May ThriftBooks — buy Louisa May eBooks.com — buy Louisa May
- 33 The Alcotts Amazon — buy The Alcotts Bookshop — buy The Alcotts ThriftBooks — buy The Alcotts eBooks.com — buy The Alcotts
- 34 Works Of Louisa May Alcott Amazon — buy Works Of Louisa May Alcott Bookshop — buy Works Of Louisa May Alcott ThriftBooks — buy Works Of Louisa May Alcott eBooks.com — buy Works Of Louisa May Alcott
- 35 The Louisa May Alcott Cookbook Amazon — buy The Louisa May Alcott Cookbook Bookshop — buy The Louisa May Alcott Cookbook ThriftBooks — buy The Louisa May Alcott Cookbook eBooks.com — buy The Louisa May Alcott Cookbook
- 36 A double life Amazon — buy A double life Bookshop — buy A double life ThriftBooks — buy A double life eBooks.com — buy A double life
- 37 The journals of Louisa May Alcott Amazon — buy The journals of Louisa May Alcott Bookshop — buy The journals of Louisa May Alcott ThriftBooks — buy The journals of Louisa May Alcott eBooks.com — buy The journals of Louisa May Alcott
- 38 Trouble at Alcott school Amazon — buy Trouble at Alcott school Bookshop — buy Trouble at Alcott school ThriftBooks — buy Trouble at Alcott school eBooks.com — buy Trouble at Alcott school
- 39 The chase Amazon — buy The chase Bookshop — buy The chase ThriftBooks — buy The chase eBooks.com — buy The chase
- 40 An Alcott Family Christmas Amazon — buy An Alcott Family Christmas Bookshop — buy An Alcott Family Christmas ThriftBooks — buy An Alcott Family Christmas eBooks.com — buy An Alcott Family Christmas
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Women | 1848 | ||
| 2 | Flower Fables | 1854 | ||
| 3 | Hospital Sketches | 1863 | ||
| 4 | On Picket Duty and Other Tales | 1864 | ||
| 5 | Moods | 1864 | ||
| 6 | Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories | 1868 | ||
| 7 | An Old-Fashioned Girl | 1869 | ||
| 8 | Good wives | 1870 | ||
| 9 | Aunt Jo's scrap-bag | 1871 | ||
| 10 | Shawl-straps | 1872 | ||
| 11 | Work | 1873 | ||
| 12 | Eight cousins | 1874 | ||
| 13 | Rose in Bloom | 1876 | ||
| 14 | A modern Mephistopheles, and A whisper in the dark | 1877 | ||
| 15 | Under the Lilacs | 1878 | ||
| 16 | Little Women and Good Wives | 1879 | ||
| 17 | Jack and Jill | 1880 | ||
| 18 | An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving | 1882 | ||
| 19 | Spinning-wheel stories | 1884 | ||
| 20 | Little men | 1885 | ||
| 21 | Jo's Boys | 1886 | ||
| 22 | A Garland for Girls | 1887 | ||
| 23 | Louisa May Alcott | 1889 | ||
| 24 | A. Bronson Alcott | 1893 | ||
| 25 | Little Button Rose | 1901 | ||
| 26 | The Alcotts as I knew them | 1909 | ||
| 27 | Louisa May Alcott, dreamer and worker | 1909 | ||
| 28 | Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands | 1915 | ||
| 29 | Invincible Louisa | 1933 | ||
| 30 | The dressmaker | 1960 | ||
| 31 | Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power | 1975 | ||
| 32 | Louisa May | 1977 | ||
| 33 | The Alcotts | 1980 | ||
| 34 | Works Of Louisa May Alcott | 1982 | ||
| 35 | The Louisa May Alcott Cookbook | 1985 | ||
| 36 | A double life | 1988 | ||
| 37 | The journals of Louisa May Alcott | 1989 | ||
| 38 | Trouble at Alcott school | 1989 | ||
| 39 | The chase | 1995 | ||
| 40 | An Alcott Family Christmas | 1996 |
Alcott reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Little Women (1848). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Alcott — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Alcott books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1848–1996.
What is the newest Alcott book?
An Alcott Family Christmas, published in 1996.