Frank Delaney Reading Order

3 books (1989–2011)

Frank Delaney's anthology series consists of three complete collections published between 1989 and 2011. These volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with Silver Apples, Golden Apples, followed by The Hutchinson Book of Essays, and concluding with Jane Austen Made Me Do It. The series represents Delaney's curated selections of essays and literary pieces across the two-decade span.

Start with Silver Apples, Golden Apples and read in order.

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1	Silver Apples, Golden Apples 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hutchinson Book of Essays 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Jane Austen Made Me Do It 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1990–1990)

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1	My Dark Rosaleen 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2007–2012)

Frank Delaney's Ireland series comprises five complete novels published between 2007 and 2012 that should be read in publication order. Beginning with Tipperary and concluding with The Last Storyteller, the series also includes Shannon, Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show, and The Matchmaker of Kenmare. These interconnected books explore Irish culture, history, and storytelling traditions through interconnected narratives set across different regions of Ireland.

Start with Tipperary, the first of 5 books in the Ireland series.

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1	Tipperary 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shannon 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Matchmaker of Kenmare 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Last Storyteller 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1981–2013)

Frank Delaney's non-fiction series comprises ten books published between 1981 and 2013, exploring literary, historical, and cultural subjects with a particular focus on Irish heritage and European history. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with James Joyce's Odyssey and concluding with re:Joyce. Topics range from the works of James Joyce to the history of the Celts, Irish writers, and walks through historical periods and landscapes.

Start with James Joyce's Odyssey, the first of 10 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	James Joyce's Odyssey 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Betjeman Country 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Celts 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Walk In The Dark Ages 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Legends of the Celts 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Walk to the Western Isles 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Writers of Ireland 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Simple Courage 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Undead 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	re:Joyce 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1993–2012)

Frank Delaney's collection of ten standalone novels spans from 1993 to 2012 and should be read in publication order. The series is now complete and includes titles such as Telling the Pictures, The Sins of the Mothers, A Stranger in Their Midst, The Amethysts, Desire and Pursuit, Pearl, At Ruby's, The Bell Walk, Ireland, and Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island (published under the name Francis Bryan). Each novel functions independently, allowing readers to approach them in any order, though following the publication sequence provides insight into Delaney's evolving work over nearly two decades.

Start with Telling the Pictures, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Telling the Pictures 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Sins of the Mothers 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Stranger in Their Midst 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Amethysts 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Desire and Pursuit 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Pearl 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	At Ruby's 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Bell Walk 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Ireland 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island(As: Francis Bryan) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2011–2012)

Frank Delaney's Storytellers is a four-book complete series published between 2011 and 2012. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with The Druid, followed by Pigsong, The Girl Who Lived on The Moon, and The Sea-Folk. The series draws from Delaney's non-fiction background and explores narrative traditions through interconnected storytelling.

Start with The Druid, the first of 4 books in the Storytellers series.