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Bess Streeter Aldrich Books in Order

19 books are credited to Bess Streeter Aldrich, published between 1924 and 1999; 6 of them appeared after Bess Streeter Aldrich's death in 1954. The first book is Mother Mason (1924) and the newest is The Collected Short Works, 1920-1954 (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.

Bess Streeter Aldrich also publishes as Margaret Dean Stephens.

Books
19
Published
1924–1999
Pages on record
924 in 4 of 19 books
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Bess Streeter Aldrich was an American author, born on February 17, 1881, who died on August 3, 1954. Margaret Dean Stephens is a pen name Aldrich used. The catalogue holds 19 books, beginning with Mother Mason (1924) and moving through The Rim of the Prairie (1925), A Lantern in Her Hand (1928), Miss Bishop (1933) and Song of Years (1939). Subjects attached to the books include Nebraska, social life and customs, short stories and Christmas stories. The Collected Short Works, 1920-1954 appeared in 1999 as the latest listed title.

How many Bess Streeter Aldrich books are there?

Bess Streeter Aldrich has 19 books, released between 1924 and 1999. 6 of them were published after Bess Streeter Aldrich's death in 1954.

Bess Streeter Aldrich Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Bess Streeter Aldrich 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. Cover of The Drum Goes Dead by Bess Streeter Aldrich (1941)
  2. Cover of A Bess Streeter Aldrich Treasury by Bess Streeter Aldrich (1959)
  3. Cover of The Collected Short Works, 1907-1919 by Bess Streeter Aldrich (1995)
  4. Cover of The Collected Short Works, 1920-1954 by Bess Streeter Aldrich (1999)
  1. 1
    Mother Mason1924 · confirmed 1/4
    1924–
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  2. 2
    The Rim Of The Prairie1925 · confirmed 1/4
    1925–
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  3. 3
    The Cutters1926 · confirmed 1/4
    1926–
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  4. 4
    A Lantern in Her Hand1928 · confirmed 1/4
    1928–
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  5. 5
    A White Bird Flying1931 · confirmed 1/4
    1931–
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  6. 6
    Miss Bishop1933 · confirmed 1/4
    1933–
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  7. 7
    Spring Came On Forever1935 · confirmed 1/4
    1935–
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  8. 8
    Man Who Caught the Weather1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  9. 10
    Song Of Years1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  10. 11
    The Drum Goes Dead1941 · 39 pages · confirmed 1/4
    194139
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  11. 12
    The Lieutenant’s Lady1942 · confirmed 1/4
    1942–
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  12. 13
    Journey into Christmas1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  13. 14
    A Bess Streeter Aldrich Treasury1959 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959320
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  14. 18
    The Collected Short Works, 1907-19191995 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995244
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  15. 19
    The Collected Short Works, 1920-19541999 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999321
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Bess Streeter Aldrich 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.

Standalone books

19 books

19 Bess Streeter Aldrich titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bess Streeter Aldrich books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 19 Bess Streeter Aldrich books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Bess Streeter Aldrich

Start with Mother Mason (1924), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bess Streeter Aldrich book?

The Collected Short Works, 1920-1954 (1999) is the newest Bess Streeter Aldrich book released so far.

Is there a new Bess Streeter Aldrich book coming?

No next Bess Streeter Aldrich book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bess Streeter Aldrich at a glance

Died
Bess Streeter Aldrich died in 1954, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Bess Streeter Aldrich are still being published after Bess Streeter Aldrich's death in 1954; the newest appeared in 1999.
Release pace
Bess Streeter Aldrich books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
924 pages across the 4 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bess Streeter Aldrich books, 6 of 19, were published in the 1930s.

What the Bess Streeter Aldrich books are about

3 of the 19 Bess Streeter Aldrich books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: short stories is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.