George Orwell Books in Order

How many George Orwell books are there?

George Orwell has 67 books, released between 1931 and 2022. 52 of them were published after George Orwell's death in 1950. 4 of them belong to the Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters series.

George Orwell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 67 George Orwell books in the order they were released, 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.

George Orwell 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.

George Orwell Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the George Orwell books run from A Hanging (1931) to Politics and the English Language (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for George Orwell in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read George Orwell books in order?

You only need to read George Orwell books in order within the Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters series, which holds 4 of the 67 George Orwell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with George Orwell

Start with A Hanging (1931), the earliest published title.

What is the newest George Orwell book?

Politics and the English Language (2022) is the newest George Orwell book released so far.

Is there a new George Orwell book coming?

No next George Orwell 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 George Orwell has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for George Orwell. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Hugo Award for Best Novella1996Wonfor Animal Farm
• Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella1996Wonfor Animal Farm

George Orwell at a glance

Died

George Orwell died in 1950, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to George Orwell are still being published after George Orwell's death in 1950; the newest appeared in 2022.

Release pace

George Orwell books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

17,443 pages across the 51 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most George Orwell books, 14 of 67, were published in the 1990s.

What the George Orwell books are about

55 of the 67 George Orwell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: correspondence is tagged on 16 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Correspondence 16 of 55 books
• Orwell, george, 1903-1950 16 of 55 books
• English essays 9 of 55 books
• Authors 8 of 55 books
• English literature 8 of 55 books
• Authors, correspondence 6 of 55 books
• Diaries 6 of 55 books
• Short stories 5 of 55 books
• British Personal narratives 4 of 55 books
• Essays 4 of 55 books
• History 4 of 55 books