Series · 40 books
George Orwell Books in Order
The complete George Orwell reading order — 40 books from 1657–2013.
- 01 George Orwell Amazon — buy George Orwell Bookshop — buy George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy George Orwell eBooks.com — buy George Orwell
- 02 The Road to Wigan Pier Amazon — buy The Road to Wigan Pier Bookshop — buy The Road to Wigan Pier ThriftBooks — buy The Road to Wigan Pier eBooks.com — buy The Road to Wigan Pier
- 03 Down and Out in Paris and London Amazon — buy Down and Out in Paris and London Bookshop — buy Down and Out in Paris and London ThriftBooks — buy Down and Out in Paris and London eBooks.com — buy Down and Out in Paris and London
- 04 Burmese Days Amazon — buy Burmese Days Bookshop — buy Burmese Days ThriftBooks — buy Burmese Days eBooks.com — buy Burmese Days
- 05 A Clergyman's Daughter Amazon — buy A Clergyman's Daughter Bookshop — buy A Clergyman's Daughter ThriftBooks — buy A Clergyman's Daughter eBooks.com — buy A Clergyman's Daughter
- 06 Keep the Aspidistra Flying Amazon — buy Keep the Aspidistra Flying Bookshop — buy Keep the Aspidistra Flying ThriftBooks — buy Keep the Aspidistra Flying eBooks.com — buy Keep the Aspidistra Flying
- 07 Homage to Catalonia Amazon — buy Homage to Catalonia Bookshop — buy Homage to Catalonia ThriftBooks — buy Homage to Catalonia eBooks.com — buy Homage to Catalonia
- 08 Coming Up for Air Amazon — buy Coming Up for Air Bookshop — buy Coming Up for Air ThriftBooks — buy Coming Up for Air eBooks.com — buy Coming Up for Air
- 09 Inside the whale Amazon — buy Inside the whale Bookshop — buy Inside the whale ThriftBooks — buy Inside the whale eBooks.com — buy Inside the whale
- 10 The Lion and the Unicorn Amazon — buy The Lion and the Unicorn Bookshop — buy The Lion and the Unicorn ThriftBooks — buy The Lion and the Unicorn eBooks.com — buy The Lion and the Unicorn
- 11 Animal Farm Amazon — buy Animal Farm Bookshop — buy Animal Farm ThriftBooks — buy Animal Farm eBooks.com — buy Animal Farm
- 12 Dickens, Dali & Others Amazon — buy Dickens, Dali & Others Bookshop — buy Dickens, Dali & Others ThriftBooks — buy Dickens, Dali & Others eBooks.com — buy Dickens, Dali & Others
- 13 A collection of essays Amazon — buy A collection of essays Bookshop — buy A collection of essays ThriftBooks — buy A collection of essays eBooks.com — buy A collection of essays
- 14 Critical essays Amazon — buy Critical essays Bookshop — buy Critical essays ThriftBooks — buy Critical essays eBooks.com — buy Critical essays
- 15 The English People Amazon — buy The English People Bookshop — buy The English People ThriftBooks — buy The English People eBooks.com — buy The English People
- 16 Politics and the English language Amazon — buy Politics and the English language Bookshop — buy Politics and the English language ThriftBooks — buy Politics and the English language eBooks.com — buy Politics and the English language
- 17 Nineteen Eighty-Four Amazon — buy Nineteen Eighty-Four Bookshop — buy Nineteen Eighty-Four ThriftBooks — buy Nineteen Eighty-Four eBooks.com — buy Nineteen Eighty-Four
- 18 Shooting an Elephant and other essays Amazon — buy Shooting an Elephant and other essays Bookshop — buy Shooting an Elephant and other essays ThriftBooks — buy Shooting an Elephant and other essays eBooks.com — buy Shooting an Elephant and other essays
- 19 An Age Like This Amazon — buy An Age Like This Bookshop — buy An Age Like This ThriftBooks — buy An Age Like This eBooks.com — buy An Age Like This
- 20 The Orwell reader Amazon — buy The Orwell reader Bookshop — buy The Orwell reader ThriftBooks — buy The Orwell reader eBooks.com — buy The Orwell reader
- 21 George Orwell's 1984 Amazon — buy George Orwell's 1984 Bookshop — buy George Orwell's 1984 ThriftBooks — buy George Orwell's 1984 eBooks.com — buy George Orwell's 1984
- 22 George Orwell's Animal farm Amazon — buy George Orwell's Animal farm ThriftBooks — buy George Orwell's Animal farm eBooks.com — buy George Orwell's Animal farm
- 23 The crystal spirit Amazon — buy The crystal spirit Bookshop — buy The crystal spirit ThriftBooks — buy The crystal spirit eBooks.com — buy The crystal spirit
- 24 The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell Amazon — buy The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell Bookshop — buy The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell eBooks.com — buy The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell
- 25 A reader's guide to George Orwell Amazon — buy A reader's guide to George Orwell Bookshop — buy A reader's guide to George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy A reader's guide to George Orwell eBooks.com — buy A reader's guide to George Orwell
- 26 Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) Amazon — buy Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) Bookshop — buy Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) eBooks.com — buy Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four)
- 27 Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four Amazon — buy Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four Bookshop — buy Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four ThriftBooks — buy Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four eBooks.com — buy Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four
- 28 The Penguin Essays of George Orwell Amazon — buy The Penguin Essays of George Orwell Bookshop — buy The Penguin Essays of George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy The Penguin Essays of George Orwell eBooks.com — buy The Penguin Essays of George Orwell
- 29 1984 Amazon — buy 1984 Bookshop — buy 1984 ThriftBooks — buy 1984 eBooks.com — buy 1984
- 30 Orwell, the war commentaries Amazon — buy Orwell, the war commentaries Bookshop — buy Orwell, the war commentaries ThriftBooks — buy Orwell, the war commentaries eBooks.com — buy Orwell, the war commentaries
- 31 Orwell, the lost writings Amazon — buy Orwell, the lost writings Bookshop — buy Orwell, the lost writings ThriftBooks — buy Orwell, the lost writings eBooks.com — buy Orwell, the lost writings
- 32 The Complete Works of George Orwell Amazon — buy The Complete Works of George Orwell Bookshop — buy The Complete Works of George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy The Complete Works of George Orwell eBooks.com — buy The Complete Works of George Orwell
- 33 Facing unpleasant facts Amazon — buy Facing unpleasant facts Bookshop — buy Facing unpleasant facts ThriftBooks — buy Facing unpleasant facts eBooks.com — buy Facing unpleasant facts
- 34 Books V. Cigarettes Amazon — buy Books V. Cigarettes Bookshop — buy Books V. Cigarettes ThriftBooks — buy Books V. Cigarettes eBooks.com — buy Books V. Cigarettes
- 35 Spark Notes Animal Farm Amazon — buy Spark Notes Animal Farm Bookshop — buy Spark Notes Animal Farm ThriftBooks — buy Spark Notes Animal Farm eBooks.com — buy Spark Notes Animal Farm
- 36 1984 (adaptation) Amazon — buy 1984 (adaptation) Bookshop — buy 1984 (adaptation) ThriftBooks — buy 1984 (adaptation) eBooks.com — buy 1984 (adaptation)
- 37 SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell Amazon — buy SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell Bookshop — buy SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell eBooks.com — buy SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell
- 38 Finding George Orwell in Burma Amazon — buy Finding George Orwell in Burma Bookshop — buy Finding George Orwell in Burma ThriftBooks — buy Finding George Orwell in Burma eBooks.com — buy Finding George Orwell in Burma
- 39 Why I Write Amazon — buy Why I Write Bookshop — buy Why I Write ThriftBooks — buy Why I Write eBooks.com — buy Why I Write
- 40 1984 by George Orwell Amazon — buy 1984 by George Orwell Bookshop — buy 1984 by George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy 1984 by George Orwell eBooks.com — buy 1984 by George Orwell
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Orwell | 1657 | ||
| 2 | The Road to Wigan Pier | 1724 | ||
| 3 | Down and Out in Paris and London | 1933 | ||
| 4 | Burmese Days | 1934 | ||
| 5 | A Clergyman's Daughter | 1935 | ||
| 6 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | 1936 | ||
| 7 | Homage to Catalonia | 1938 | ||
| 8 | Coming Up for Air | 1939 | ||
| 9 | Inside the whale | 1940 | ||
| 10 | The Lion and the Unicorn | 1941 | ||
| 11 | Animal Farm | 1945 | ||
| 12 | Dickens, Dali & Others | 1946 | ||
| 13 | A collection of essays | 1946 | ||
| 14 | Critical essays | 1946 | ||
| 15 | The English People | 1947 | ||
| 16 | Politics and the English language | 1947 | ||
| 17 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | 1949 | ||
| 18 | Shooting an Elephant and other essays | 1950 | ||
| 19 | An Age Like This | 1955 | ||
| 20 | The Orwell reader | 1956 | ||
| 21 | George Orwell's 1984 | 1963 | ||
| 22 | George Orwell's Animal farm | 1965 | ||
| 23 | The crystal spirit | 1966 | ||
| 24 | The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell | 1968 | ||
| 25 | A reader's guide to George Orwell | 1975 | ||
| 26 | Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) | 1976 | ||
| 27 | Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four | 1978 | ||
| 28 | The Penguin Essays of George Orwell | 1984 | ||
| 29 | 1984 | 1984 | ||
| 30 | Orwell, the war commentaries | 1985 | ||
| 31 | Orwell, the lost writings | 1985 | ||
| 32 | The Complete Works of George Orwell | 1997 | ||
| 33 | Facing unpleasant facts | 1999 | ||
| 34 | Books V. Cigarettes | 1999 | ||
| 35 | Spark Notes Animal Farm | 2002 | ||
| 36 | 1984 (adaptation) | 2003 | ||
| 37 | SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Finding George Orwell in Burma | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Why I Write | 2005 | ||
| 40 | 1984 by George Orwell | 2013 |
George Orwell reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with George Orwell (1657). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach George Orwell — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many George Orwell books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1657–2013.
What is the newest George Orwell book?
1984 by George Orwell, published in 2013.