Jerome K. Jerome Reading Order

8 books (1969–2020)

Jerome K. Jerome edited eight anthology collections spanning from 1969 to 2020, featuring a diverse range of stories across fantasy, horror, and humorous fiction. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The 5th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories and concluding with Classic Cat Stories. The series is complete and includes themed collections such as spine-chilling tales, Christmas stories, and humorous masterpieces alongside traditional ghost stories.

Start with The 5th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, the first of 8 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The 5th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	65 Great Spine Chillers 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Handle with Care: Frightening Stories 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Second Christmas Megapack 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Classic Cat Stories 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1889–2017)

Jerome K. Jerome's Collections series comprises 13 books of short stories, essays, and miscellaneous writings published between 1889 and 2017. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Stage-Land. This complete collection spans fantasy tales, ghost stories, humorous essays, and non-fiction pieces that showcase Jerome's diverse literary output across multiple decades.

Start with Stage-Land, the first of 13 books in the Collections series.

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1	Stage-Land 1889Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	After-Supper Ghost Stories 1891Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Told After Supper 1891Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Second thoughts of an idle fellow By 1898Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Evergreens & Other Short Stories 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Other Jerome K. Jerome 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Passing of the Third Floor Back and Other Stories 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Told After Supper and Other Stories and Poems of Christmas 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Selected Short Stories From Jerome K. Jerome 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	On the Art of Making Up One's Mind 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Angel and the Author--And Others 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Works of Jerome K. Jerome 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Three Men in the Dark: Tales of Terror 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1880–2019)

The Collins Chillers series is a complete collection of eight horror and supernatural fiction anthologies originally published between 1880 and 2019. Each volume in the series features carefully curated selections of ghost stories and chilling tales from classic and acclaimed authors, including M.R. James, E. Nesbit, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, and other masters of the genre. Readers should follow the publication order beginning with The Invisible Eye and progressing through to The Tiled House. The anthologies can largely be enjoyed independently, though reading in sequence provides a comprehensive journey through the evolution of English supernatural fiction.

Start with The Invisible Eye(By: Erckmann-Chatrian), the first of 8 books in the Collins Chillers series.

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1	The Invisible Eye(By: Erckmann-Chatrian) 1880Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dracula's Brood(By: M.R. James) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Black Reaper(By: Bernard Capes,Hugh Lamb) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	In The Dark(By: E. Nesbit) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dracula’s Brethren(By: Richard Dalby,Brian J. Frost) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Three Men in the Dark(With: E.F. Benson,Robert Barr,Barry Pain,Hugh Lamb) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Ghosts in the House(By: Hugh Lamb,A.C. Benson,R.H. Benson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Tiled House(By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2016–2016)

This three-book complete series was published in 2016 and collects works found among the shelves of the London Library. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Cycling, a collaborative work featuring Jerome K. Jerome alongside Barry Pain, Charles Spencer, and George Herschell, followed by On Corpulence by William Banting and concluding with The Noble English Art of Self-Defence by various authors. The series blends fantasy and non-fiction elements across its entries.

Start with Cycling(With: Barry Pain,CharlesSpencer,George Herschell) and read in order.

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1	Cycling(With: Barry Pain,CharlesSpencer,George Herschell) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	On Corpulence(By: William Banting) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Noble English Art of Self-Defence(By: Various) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1926–1926)

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1	My Life and Times 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1891–2014)

Jerome K. Jerome's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises seven books spanning from 1891 to 2014, blending fantasy and non-fiction elements across brief narratives and essays. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Haunted Mill / The Ruined House and continuing through The New Utopia, Tea-Table Talk, Idle Ideas in 1905, The Master of Mrs. Chilvers, The Cost of Kindness, and concluding with Clocks, The Lesson.

Start with The Haunted Mill / The Ruined House, the first of 7 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	The Haunted Mill / The Ruined House 1891Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The New Utopia 1891Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Tea-Table Talk 1903Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Idle Ideas in 1905 1905Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Master of Mrs. Chilvers 1911Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Cost of Kindness, and Clocks 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Lesson 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1886–1919)

Jerome K. Jerome's eight standalone novels, published between 1886 and 1919, showcase the author's wit across essays, travel narratives, and humorous fiction. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow and concluding with All Roads Lead to Calvary. The complete series blends fantasy and non-fiction elements, offering readers a glimpse into Jerome's distinctive comedic voice across different literary forms.

Start with Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow 1886Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Three Men in a Boat 1889Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Three Men on the Bummel 1889Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Diary of a Pilgrimage 1891Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	On the Stage--And Off - The Brief Career of a Would-Be-Actor 1891Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Novel Notes 1893Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	They and I 1909Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	All Roads Lead to Calvary 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible