Albert Payson Terhune Books in Order

59 books are credited to Albert Payson Terhune, published between 1896 and 1998; 5 of them appeared after Albert Payson Terhune's death in 1942. The first book is Syria from the Saddle (1896) and the newest is Lad Is Lost (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
59
Published
1896–1998
Pages on record
5,794 in 23 of 59 books
Photo of Albert Payson Terhune, author

Albert Payson Terhune (1872-1942) was an American writer, journalist and dog breeder. Terhune bred collies at his Sunnybank Kennels, whose bloodlines persist in today's rough collies, and wrote the collie stories that made him popular, above all the Lad, a Dog books. The 59 catalogued titles stretch from Syria from the Saddle (1896) to a 1998 reissue, peaking in the 1920s, and cover dogs, folklore, legends and short fiction.

How many Albert Payson Terhune books are there?

Albert Payson Terhune has 59 books, released between 1896 and 1998. 5 of them were published after Albert Payson Terhune's death in 1942. They include 2 series and 34 titles listed outside any series.

Albert Payson Terhune Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 59 Albert Payson Terhune books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Syria from the Saddle1896 · confirmed 1/4
    1896
  2. 2
    Columbia Stories1897 · confirmed 1/4
    1897
  3. 3
    Caleb Conover, Railroader1907 · confirmed 1/4
    1907
  4. 4
    The World's Great Events1908 · confirmed 1/4
    1908
  5. 5
    The Fighter1909 · confirmed 1/4
    1909
  6. 6
    The Return of Peter Grimm1912 · confirmed 1/4
    1912
  7. 7
    The Woman1912 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1912358
  8. 8
    Dad1914 · confirmed 1/4
    1914
  9. 9
    The Story of Damon and Pythias1915 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1915346
  10. 10
    Superwomen1916 · confirmed 1/4
    1916
  11. 11
    The Years of the Locust1917 · confirmed 1/4
    1917
  12. 12
    Dollars and Cents1917 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1917288
  13. 13
    Wonder Women in History1918 · confirmed 1/4
    1918
  14. 14
    Fortune1918 · confirmed 1/4
    1918
  15. 15
    Lad, a DogSunnybank #11919 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1919286
  16. 16
    BruceSunnybank #21920 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1920112
  17. 17
    BuffSunnybank #31921 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1921348
  18. 18
    The Heart of a DogSunnybank #41921 · confirmed 1/4
    1921
  19. 19
    The Man in the Dark1921 · confirmed 1/4
    1921
  20. 20
    His DogSunnybank #51922 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1922112
  21. 21
    My Friend the DogSunnybank #61922 · confirmed 1/4
    1922
  22. 221922
  23. 23
    Black Caesar's Clan1922 · confirmed 1/4
    1922
  24. 24
    Black gold1922 · confirmed 1/4
    1922
  25. 25
    Grudge Mountain / Dog of the High SierrasSunnybank #81923 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1923262
  26. 26
    Lochinvar Luck1923 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1923312
  27. 27
    The Pest1923 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1923332
  28. 28
    Now That I'm Fifty1924 · confirmed 1/4
    1924
  29. 29
    TreveSunnybank #91924 · confirmed 1/4
    1924
  30. 30
    The Tiger's Claw1924 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1924262

Albert Payson Terhune series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Albert Payson Terhune books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Lad, a Dog in order

3 books
  1. 1. Lad to the Rescue
  2. 2. Best Dog in the World
  3. 3. Lad Is Lost

Standalone books

34 books

34 Albert Payson Terhune titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Albert Payson Terhune books in order?

You only need to read Albert Payson Terhune books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Albert Payson Terhune

Start with Lad, a Dog (1919), the first Sunnybank book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Syria from the Saddle (1896).

What is the newest Albert Payson Terhune book?

Lad Is Lost (1998) is the newest Albert Payson Terhune book released so far.

Is there a new Albert Payson Terhune book coming?

No next Albert Payson Terhune book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Albert Payson Terhune at a glance

Died
Albert Payson Terhune died in 1942, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Albert Payson Terhune are still being published after Albert Payson Terhune's death in 1942; the newest appeared in 1998.
Release pace
Albert Payson Terhune books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,794 pages across the 23 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Albert Payson Terhune books, 29 of 59, were published in the 1920s.

What the Albert Payson Terhune books are about

17 of the 59 Albert Payson Terhune books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dogs is tagged on 16 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.