A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Fitzgerald Books in Order

The complete Fitzgerald reading order — 40 books from 1905–1989.

  1. 01 Edward Fitzgerald 1905 Amazon — buy Edward Fitzgerald Bookshop — buy Edward Fitzgerald ThriftBooks — buy Edward Fitzgerald eBooks.com — buy Edward Fitzgerald
  2. 02 The Great Gatsby 1920 Amazon — buy The Great Gatsby Bookshop — buy The Great Gatsby ThriftBooks — buy The Great Gatsby eBooks.com — buy The Great Gatsby
  3. 03 This Side of Paradise 1920 Amazon — buy This Side of Paradise Bookshop — buy This Side of Paradise ThriftBooks — buy This Side of Paradise eBooks.com — buy This Side of Paradise
  4. 04 The Beautiful and Damned 1920 Amazon — buy The Beautiful and Damned Bookshop — buy The Beautiful and Damned ThriftBooks — buy The Beautiful and Damned eBooks.com — buy The Beautiful and Damned
  5. 05 Flappers and Philosophers 1920 Amazon — buy Flappers and Philosophers Bookshop — buy Flappers and Philosophers ThriftBooks — buy Flappers and Philosophers eBooks.com — buy Flappers and Philosophers
  6. 06 The Ice Palace 1920 Amazon — buy The Ice Palace Bookshop — buy The Ice Palace ThriftBooks — buy The Ice Palace eBooks.com — buy The Ice Palace
  7. 07 Tales of the Jazz Age 1922 Amazon — buy Tales of the Jazz Age Bookshop — buy Tales of the Jazz Age ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the Jazz Age eBooks.com — buy Tales of the Jazz Age
  8. 08 Tender is the Night 1933 Amazon — buy Tender is the Night Bookshop — buy Tender is the Night ThriftBooks — buy Tender is the Night eBooks.com — buy Tender is the Night
  9. 09 China 1935 Amazon — buy China Bookshop — buy China ThriftBooks — buy China eBooks.com — buy China
  10. 10 The last tycoon 1941 Amazon — buy The last tycoon Bookshop — buy The last tycoon ThriftBooks — buy The last tycoon eBooks.com — buy The last tycoon
  11. 11 Basic electrical engineering 1945 Amazon — buy Basic electrical engineering Bookshop — buy Basic electrical engineering ThriftBooks — buy Basic electrical engineering eBooks.com — buy Basic electrical engineering
  12. 12 The crack-up, with other uncollected pieces, note-books and unpublished letters, together with letters to Fitzgerald from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Wolfe and John Dos Passos, and essays and poems by Paul Rosenfeld [and others] Edited by Edmund Wilson 1945 Amazon — buy The crack-up, with other uncollected pieces, note-books and unpublished letters, together with letters to Fitzgerald from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Wolfe and John Dos Passos, and essays and poems by Paul Rosenfeld [and others] Edited by Edmund Wilson Bookshop — buy The crack-up, with other uncollected pieces, note-books and unpublished letters, together with letters to Fitzgerald from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Wolfe and John Dos Passos, and essays and poems by Paul Rosenfeld [and others] Edited by Edmund Wilson ThriftBooks — buy The crack-up, with other uncollected pieces, note-books and unpublished letters, together with letters to Fitzgerald from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Wolfe and John Dos Passos, and essays and poems by Paul Rosenfeld [and others] Edited by Edmund Wilson eBooks.com — buy The crack-up, with other uncollected pieces, note-books and unpublished letters, together with letters to Fitzgerald from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Wolfe and John Dos Passos, and essays and poems by Paul Rosenfeld [and others] Edited by Edmund Wilson
  13. 13 Great Gatsby 1951 Amazon — buy Great Gatsby Bookshop — buy Great Gatsby ThriftBooks — buy Great Gatsby eBooks.com — buy Great Gatsby
  14. 14 Short stories 1951 Amazon — buy Short stories Bookshop — buy Short stories ThriftBooks — buy Short stories eBooks.com — buy Short stories
  15. 15 Electric machinery 1952 Amazon — buy Electric machinery Bookshop — buy Electric machinery ThriftBooks — buy Electric machinery eBooks.com — buy Electric machinery
  16. 16 Save me the waltz 1953 Amazon — buy Save me the waltz Bookshop — buy Save me the waltz ThriftBooks — buy Save me the waltz eBooks.com — buy Save me the waltz
  17. 17 Scott Fitzgerald 1954 Amazon — buy Scott Fitzgerald Bookshop — buy Scott Fitzgerald ThriftBooks — buy Scott Fitzgerald eBooks.com — buy Scott Fitzgerald
  18. 18 Salmond on jurisprudence 1957 Amazon — buy Salmond on jurisprudence ThriftBooks — buy Salmond on jurisprudence eBooks.com — buy Salmond on jurisprudence
  19. 19 Uncle Will and the Fitzgerald curse 1961 Amazon — buy Uncle Will and the Fitzgerald curse ThriftBooks — buy Uncle Will and the Fitzgerald curse eBooks.com — buy Uncle Will and the Fitzgerald curse
  20. 20 The letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald 1963 Amazon — buy The letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald Bookshop — buy The letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald ThriftBooks — buy The letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald eBooks.com — buy The letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald
  21. 21 The Fitzgerald Reader 1963 Amazon — buy The Fitzgerald Reader Bookshop — buy The Fitzgerald Reader ThriftBooks — buy The Fitzgerald Reader eBooks.com — buy The Fitzgerald Reader
  22. 22 The great brain 1967 Amazon — buy The great brain Bookshop — buy The great brain ThriftBooks — buy The great brain eBooks.com — buy The great brain
  23. 23 Zelda 1970 Amazon — buy Zelda Bookshop — buy Zelda ThriftBooks — buy Zelda eBooks.com — buy Zelda
  24. 24 Fire in the lake 1972 Amazon — buy Fire in the lake Bookshop — buy Fire in the lake ThriftBooks — buy Fire in the lake eBooks.com — buy Fire in the lake
  25. 25 The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald 1977 Amazon — buy The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Bookshop — buy The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald ThriftBooks — buy The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald eBooks.com — buy The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
  26. 26 The Bookshop 1978 Amazon — buy The Bookshop Bookshop — buy The Bookshop ThriftBooks — buy The Bookshop eBooks.com — buy The Bookshop
  27. 27 Offshore 1979 Amazon — buy Offshore Bookshop — buy Offshore ThriftBooks — buy Offshore eBooks.com — buy Offshore
  28. 28 At Freddie's 1982 Amazon — buy At Freddie's Bookshop — buy At Freddie's ThriftBooks — buy At Freddie's eBooks.com — buy At Freddie's
  29. 29 More Adventures of the Great Brain 1985 Amazon — buy More Adventures of the Great Brain Bookshop — buy More Adventures of the Great Brain ThriftBooks — buy More Adventures of the Great Brain eBooks.com — buy More Adventures of the Great Brain
  30. 30 The Forgotten Marriage 1986 Amazon — buy The Forgotten Marriage Bookshop — buy The Forgotten Marriage ThriftBooks — buy The Forgotten Marriage eBooks.com — buy The Forgotten Marriage
  31. 31 The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys 1986 Amazon — buy The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys Bookshop — buy The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys ThriftBooks — buy The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys eBooks.com — buy The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
  32. 32 The Diamond as Big as the Ritz 1986 Amazon — buy The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Bookshop — buy The Diamond as Big as the Ritz ThriftBooks — buy The Diamond as Big as the Ritz eBooks.com — buy The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
  33. 33 A Streak of Luck 1987 Amazon — buy A Streak of Luck Bookshop — buy A Streak of Luck ThriftBooks — buy A Streak of Luck eBooks.com — buy A Streak of Luck
  34. 34 The Heirs of Bellair 1987 Amazon — buy The Heirs of Bellair Bookshop — buy The Heirs of Bellair ThriftBooks — buy The Heirs of Bellair eBooks.com — buy The Heirs of Bellair
  35. 35 Julia's Portion 1988 Amazon — buy Julia's Portion Bookshop — buy Julia's Portion ThriftBooks — buy Julia's Portion eBooks.com — buy Julia's Portion
  36. 36 The Beginning of Spring 1988 Amazon — buy The Beginning of Spring Bookshop — buy The Beginning of Spring ThriftBooks — buy The Beginning of Spring eBooks.com — buy The Beginning of Spring
  37. 37 Marriage by Decree 1988 Amazon — buy Marriage by Decree Bookshop — buy Marriage by Decree ThriftBooks — buy Marriage by Decree eBooks.com — buy Marriage by Decree
  38. 38 The Gambler's Bride 1988 Amazon — buy The Gambler's Bride Bookshop — buy The Gambler's Bride ThriftBooks — buy The Gambler's Bride eBooks.com — buy The Gambler's Bride
  39. 39 An Unwelcome Alliance 1989 Amazon — buy An Unwelcome Alliance Bookshop — buy An Unwelcome Alliance ThriftBooks — buy An Unwelcome Alliance eBooks.com — buy An Unwelcome Alliance
  40. 40 The Player Knight 1989 Amazon — buy The Player Knight Bookshop — buy The Player Knight ThriftBooks — buy The Player Knight eBooks.com — buy The Player Knight

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Edward Fitzgerald 1905
2 The Great Gatsby 1920
3 This Side of Paradise 1920
4 The Beautiful and Damned 1920
5 Flappers and Philosophers 1920
6 The Ice Palace 1920
7 Tales of the Jazz Age 1922
8 Tender is the Night 1933
9 China 1935
10 The last tycoon 1941
11 Basic electrical engineering 1945
12 The crack-up, with other uncollected pieces, note-books and unpublished letters, together with letters to Fitzgerald from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Wolfe and John Dos Passos, and essays and poems by Paul Rosenfeld [and others] Edited by Edmund Wilson 1945
13 Great Gatsby 1951
14 Short stories 1951
15 Electric machinery 1952
16 Save me the waltz 1953
17 Scott Fitzgerald 1954
18 Salmond on jurisprudence 1957
19 Uncle Will and the Fitzgerald curse 1961
20 The letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald 1963
21 The Fitzgerald Reader 1963
22 The great brain 1967
23 Zelda 1970
24 Fire in the lake 1972
25 The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald 1977
26 The Bookshop 1978
27 Offshore 1979
28 At Freddie's 1982
29 More Adventures of the Great Brain 1985
30 The Forgotten Marriage 1986
31 The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys 1986
32 The Diamond as Big as the Ritz 1986
33 A Streak of Luck 1987
34 The Heirs of Bellair 1987
35 Julia's Portion 1988
36 The Beginning of Spring 1988
37 Marriage by Decree 1988
38 The Gambler's Bride 1988
39 An Unwelcome Alliance 1989
40 The Player Knight 1989

Fitzgerald reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Edward Fitzgerald (1905). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Fitzgerald — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Fitzgerald books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1905–1989.

What is the newest Fitzgerald book?

The Player Knight, published in 1989.