D.H. Lawrence Books in Order

146 books are credited to D.H. Lawrence, published between 1902 and 2019; 98 of them appeared after D.H. Lawrence's death in 1930. The first book is Mornings in Mexico (1902) and the newest is Touch and Go (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
146
Published
1902–2019
Pages on record
33,150 in 106 of 146 books
Reading time
553–829 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 33,150 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 106 of 146 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of D.H. Lawrence, author

David Herbert Lawrence, 11 September 1885 to 2 March 1930, was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, travel writer, literary critic and painter. Lawrence's modernist writing examines modernity, social alienation and industrialisation while arguing for sexuality, vitality and instinct. Four novels went through censorship trials over their treatment of sex and their explicit language: The Rainbow (1915), Sons and Lovers (1913), Women in Love (1920) and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928). The catalogue lists 146 entries, among them The White Peacock (1911), The Trespasser (1912) and the story collection The Prussian Officer (1914), and groups some of them under Sons and Lovers and the Brangwen Family.

How many D.H. Lawrence books are there?

D.H. Lawrence has 146 books, released between 1902 and 2019. 98 of them were published after D.H. Lawrence's death in 1930. They include 2 series and 140 titles listed outside any series.

D.H. Lawrence Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 146 D.H. Lawrence 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
    Mornings in Mexico1902 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    190296
  2. 2
    Odour of Chrysanthemums1911 · confirmed 2/4
    1911
  3. 3
    The White Peacock1911 · 410 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1911410
  4. 4
    The Trespasser1912 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1912327
  5. 5
    Sons and Lovers Volume ISons and Lovers #11913 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1913376
  6. 6
    The Love Poems of D.H. Lawrence1913 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1913192
  7. 7
    Sons and Lovers Volume IISons and Lovers #21913 · 436 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1913436
  8. 8
    Sons and Lovers1913 · confirmed 2/4
    1913
  9. 9
    Daughters of the VicarChap #11914 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    191473
  10. 10
    The Prussian Officer1914 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1914208
  11. 11
    The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd1914 · confirmed 2/4
    1914
  12. 13
    The RainbowBrangwen Family #11915 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1915528
  13. 14
    England, My England1915 · confirmed 2/4
    1915
  14. 15
    Twilight in Italy1916 · confirmed 2/4
    1916
  15. 16
    Bay1919 · confirmed 2/4
    1919
  16. 17
    Women in LoveBrangwen Family #21920 · 600 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1920600
  17. 18
    You Touched Me1920 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    192044
  18. 19
    The Lost Girl1920 · confirmed 2/4
    1920
  19. 20
    Sea and Sardinia1921 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1921213
  20. 21
    Three Novellas1921 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1921256
  21. 22
    Aaron's Rod1922 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1922323
  22. 24
    The Ladybird1923 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    192372
  23. 25
    Studies in Classic American Literature1923 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1923192
  24. 26
    The Fox1923 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    192364
  25. 271923
  26. 28
    The Captain's Doll1923 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1923102
  27. 291923250
  28. 30
    Kangaroo1923 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1923160

D.H. Lawrence 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.

Sons and Lovers in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sons and Lovers Volume I
  2. 2. Sons and Lovers Volume II

Chap in order

2 books
  1. 1. Daughters of the Vicar
  2. 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner

Brangwen Family in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Rainbow
  2. 2. Women in Love

Standalone books

140 books

140 D.H. Lawrence titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read D.H. Lawrence books in order?

You only need to read D.H. Lawrence 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 D.H. Lawrence

Start with Mornings in Mexico (1902), the earliest published title.

What is the newest D.H. Lawrence book?

Touch and Go (2019) is the newest D.H. Lawrence book released so far.

Is there a new D.H. Lawrence book coming?

No next D.H. Lawrence book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards D.H. Lawrence has won

Wikidata records 1 award for D.H. Lawrence. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize1920Won

D.H. Lawrence at a glance

Died
D.H. Lawrence died in 1930, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to D.H. Lawrence are still being published after D.H. Lawrence's death in 1930; the newest appeared in 2019.
Release pace
D.H. Lawrence books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
33,150 pages across the 106 of 146 books with a recorded length, a median of 246 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most D.H. Lawrence books, 28 of 146, were published in the 1920s.

What the D.H. Lawrence books are about

99 of the 146 D.H. Lawrence books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: social life and customs is tagged on 19 of 99. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Social life and customs 19 of 99 books
  • Lawrence, d. h. (david herbert), 1885-1930 16 of 99 books
  • England 13 of 99 books
  • History and criticism 10 of 99 books
  • Short stories 10 of 99 books
  • Criticism and interpretation 9 of 99 books
  • Authors 8 of 99 books
  • Correspondence 7 of 99 books
  • Travel 7 of 99 books
  • English literature 7 of 99 books
  • Manners and customs 7 of 99 books