Charlotte Bronte Books in Order
20 books are credited to Charlotte Bronte, published between 1830 and 2020; 9 of them appeared after Charlotte Bronte's death in 1855. The first book is The Green Dwarf (1830) and the newest is Villette (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
Charlotte Bronte also publishes as Captain Tree, Currer Bell, Lord Charles Wellesley.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 1830–2020
- Confirmed
- 1 of 20 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,778 in 14 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 63–94 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,778 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Charlotte Brontë (21 April 1816 to 31 March 1855), married name Nicholls, was an English novelist and poet and the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë. Jane Eyre (1847) first appeared under the pseudonym Currer Bell and is now counted a classic of English literature. The catalogue includes early Angria writings such as The Green Dwarf and Tales of Angria (1839), and Shirley (1849). Charlotte was the third of six children of Maria Branwell and Patrick Brontë. Subjects include teachers, Belgium and the Napoleonic wars.
How many Charlotte Bronte books are there?
Charlotte Bronte has 20 books, released between 1830 and 2020. 9 of them were published after Charlotte Bronte's death in 1855.
Charlotte Bronte Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Charlotte Bronte 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.
- 1The Green Dwarf1830 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/418301161/4
- 2The Spell1830 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/418301361/4
- 3Tales of the Islanders1830 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/41830881/4
- 4My Angria And The Angrians1830 · confirmed 1/41830–1/4
- 5The Secret & Lily Hart1830 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/41830951/4
- 6The Foundling1830 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/418301201/4
- 7Mina Laury1838 · 55 pages · confirmed 1/41838551/4
- 8Tales of Angria1839 · 587 pages · confirmed 1/418395871/4
- 9Jane Eyre1847 · 532 pages · confirmed 1/418475321/4
- 10Shirley1849 · 664 pages · confirmed 1/418496641/4
- 1118535902/4
- 12The Professor1857 · confirmed 1/41857–1/4
- 13Emma1860 · confirmed 1/41860–1/4
- 14The Complete Poems of Charlotte Bronte1923 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/419232441/4
- 15Legends of Angria1933 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/419333321/4
- 161999–2/4
- 17Stancliffe's Hotel2003 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42003961/4
- 18The Secret2006 · 123 pages · confirmed 1/420061231/4
- 19Selected Letters2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 202020–3/4
Charlotte Bronte 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.
Do you have to read Charlotte Bronte books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 20 Charlotte Bronte books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Charlotte Bronte
Start with The Green Dwarf (1830), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Charlotte Bronte book?
Villette (2020) is the newest Charlotte Bronte book released so far.
Is there a new Charlotte Bronte book coming?
No next Charlotte Bronte book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Charlotte Bronte at a glance
- Died
- Charlotte Bronte died in 1855, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Charlotte Bronte are still being published after Charlotte Bronte's death in 1855; the newest appeared in 2020.
- Release pace
- Charlotte Bronte books have appeared about one every 10 years on average.
- Length
- 3,778 pages across the 14 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 130 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charlotte Bronte books, 8 of 20, were published in the 1830s.
What the Charlotte Bronte books are about
16 of the 20 Charlotte Bronte books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: angria (imaginary place) is tagged on 3 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Angria (Imaginary place) 3 of 16 books
- Belgium 2 of 16 books
- British 2 of 16 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 16 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 16 books
- Marriage 2 of 16 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 16 books
- Teachers 2 of 16 books