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E.F. Benson Books in Order

106 books are credited to E.F. Benson, published between 1893 and 2020; 66 of them appeared after E.F. Benson's death in 1940. The first book is Dodo (1893) and the newest is The Judgment Books (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
106
Published
1893–2020
Pages on record
13,120 in 52 of 106 books
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Photo of E.F. Benson, author

Mapp & Lucia Novels is one of the series listed for E.F. Benson, and Lucia and Miss Mapp both appear in the subjects alongside humour, England and female friendship. Born Edward Frederic Benson on 24 July 1867, Benson wrote novels, biography, memoir, history and short stories, and died on 29 February 1940. Dodo (1893) opens a listing of 106 books that includes The Babe, B.A. (1897), The Luck of the Vails (1901), The Valkyries (1903), The Blotting Book (1908) and Account Rendered (1911). Dodo Trilogy and David Blaize are further series, and English ghost stories also appear among the subjects.

How many E.F. Benson books are there?

E.F. Benson has 106 books, released between 1893 and 2020. 66 of them were published after E.F. Benson's death in 1940. They include 3 series and 89 titles listed outside any series.

E.F. Benson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 106 E.F. Benson 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 Dodo by E.F. Benson, book 1 of the Dodo Trilogy (1893)
  2. Cover of The Luck of the Vails by E.F. Benson (1901)
  3. Cover of Mrs. Ames by E.F. Benson (1912)
  4. Cover of David Blaize by E.F. Benson, book 1 of the David Blaize series (1916)
  5. Cover of The Freaks of Mayfair by E.F. Benson (1916)
  6. Cover of Michael by E.F. Benson (1916)
  7. Cover of Queen Lucia by E.F. Benson, book 1 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1920)
  8. Cover of Miss Mapp by E.F. Benson, book 2 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1922)
  9. Cover of Mrs. Amworth by E.F. Benson (1923)
  10. Cover of Colin by E.F. Benson (1923)
  11. Cover of David of King's by E.F. Benson, book 2 of the David Blaize series (1924)
  12. Cover of Lucia in London by E.F. Benson, book 3 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1927)
  13. Cover of Lucia Rising by E.F. Benson, book 4 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1927)
  14. Cover of The Life of Alcibiades by E.F. Benson (1928)
  15. Cover of Mapp and Lucia by E.F. Benson, book 5 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1931)
  16. Cover of Secret Lives by E.F. Benson (1932)
  17. Cover of Lucia Victrix by E.F. Benson, book 8 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1939)
  18. Cover of Trouble for Lucia by E.F. Benson, book 9 of the Mapp & Lucia Novels series (1939)
  19. Cover of The Horror Horn And Other Stories by E.F. Benson (1974)
  20. Cover of The Tale of an Empty House and Other Ghost Stories by E.F. Benson (1986)
  21. Cover of Queen Victoria by E.F. Benson (1987)
  22. Cover of As We Are by E.F. Benson (1987)
  23. Cover of Paying Guests by E.F. Benson (1987)
  24. Cover of The Flint Knife by E.F. Benson (1988)
  1. 1
    DodoDodo Trilogy #11893 · 532 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1893532
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  2. 2
    Six Common Things1893 · confirmed 1/4
    1893–
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  3. 3
    The Babe, B.A.1897 · confirmed 1/4
    1897–
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  4. 4
    The Money Market1898 · confirmed 1/4
    1898–
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  5. 5
    The Luck of the Vails1901 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1901320
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  6. 6
    The Valkyries1903 · confirmed 1/4
    1903–
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  7. 7
    Image in the Sand1905 · confirmed 1/4
    1905–
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  8. 8
    The Blotting Book1908 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1908100
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  9. 9
    The Climber1908 · confirmed 1/4
    1908–
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  10. 10
    Account Rendered1911 · confirmed 1/4
    1911–
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  11. 11
    Outside the Door1912 · confirmed 1/4
    1912–
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  12. 12
    The Room in the Tower1912 · confirmed 1/4
    1912–
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  13. 13
    Mrs. Ames1912 · confirmed 1/4
    1912–
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  14. 14
    Dodo's DaughterDodo Trilogy #21913 · confirmed 1/4
    1913–
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  15. 15
    Dodo the SecondDodo Trilogy #31914 · confirmed 1/4
    1914–
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  16. 16
    Arundel1915 · confirmed 1/4
    1915–
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  17. 17
    David BlaizeDavid Blaize #11916 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1916368
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  18. 18
    The Freaks of Mayfair1916 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1916224
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  19. 19
    Michael1916 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1916188
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  20. 20
    Up and Down1918 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    191886
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  21. 21
    Across the Stream1919 · confirmed 1/4
    1919–
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  22. 22
    Queen LuciaMapp & Lucia Novels #11920 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1920300
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  23. 24
    Dodo WondersDodo Trilogy #41921 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1921154
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  24. 25
    Miss MappMapp & Lucia Novels #21922 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1922232
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  25. 26
    Mrs. Amworth1923 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1923228
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  26. 27
    Colin1923 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1923302
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  27. 28
    David of King'sDavid Blaize #21924 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1924320
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  28. 29
    Visible and Invisible1924 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1924130
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  29. 30
    And No Bird Sings1926 · confirmed 1/4
    1926–
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E.F. Benson 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.

Mapp & Lucia Novels in order

9 books
  1. 1. Queen Lucia
  2. 2. Miss Mapp
  3. 3. Lucia in London
  4. 4. Lucia Rising
  5. 5. Mapp and Lucia
  6. 6. The Worshipful Lucia / Lucia's Progress
  7. 7. Make Way for Lucia
  8. 8. Lucia Victrix
  9. 9. Trouble for Lucia

Dodo Trilogy in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dodo
  2. 2. Dodo's Daughter
  3. 3. Dodo the Second
  4. 4. Dodo Wonders

David Blaize in order

3 books
  1. 1. David Blaize
  2. 2. David of King's
  3. 3. David Blaize and the Blue Door

British Library Tales of the Weird in order

1 book
  1. 8. Weird Woods

Standalone books

89 books

89 E.F. Benson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read E.F. Benson books in order?

You only need to read E.F. Benson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with E.F. Benson

Start with Dodo (1893), the earliest published title.

What is the newest E.F. Benson book?

The Judgment Books (2020) is the newest E.F. Benson book released so far.

Is there a new E.F. Benson book coming?

No next E.F. Benson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

E.F. Benson at a glance

Died
E.F. Benson died in 1940, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to E.F. Benson are still being published after E.F. Benson's death in 1940; the newest appeared in 2020.
Release pace
E.F. Benson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
13,120 pages across the 52 of 106 books with a recorded length, a median of 236 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most E.F. Benson books, 30 of 106, were published in the 2010s.

What the E.F. Benson books are about

46 of the 106 E.F. Benson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women is tagged on 10 of 46. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Women 10 of 46 books
  • Lucia (Fictitious character) 9 of 46 books
  • Social life and customs 9 of 46 books
  • England 7 of 46 books
  • Humor 7 of 46 books
  • Biography 6 of 46 books
  • Miss Mapp (Fictitious character) 6 of 46 books
  • Female friendship 5 of 46 books
  • History 5 of 46 books
  • Manners and customs 5 of 46 books
  • English Ghost stories 4 of 46 books
  • English literature 4 of 46 books