Hector Malot Books in Order
13 books are credited to Hector Malot, published between 2009 and 2018; 13 of them appeared after Hector Malot's death in 1907. The first book is Conscience (2009) and the newest is Episodes from Sans Famille (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2009–2018
- Pages on record
- 236 in 1 of 13 books
Hector Malot (20 May 1830 to 18 July 1907) was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime. Malot studied law in Rouen and Paris before turning to literature, and worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and a literary critic for L'Opinion Nationale. Les Amants (1859) was the first book, and the total output passed 70 books. Sans Famille (1878), known in English as Nobody's Boy, is the most famous: the orphan Remi is sold at age 8 to the street musician Vitalis. The catalogue lists editions dated 2009 to 2018, including Conscience and Nobody's Girl.
How many Hector Malot books are there?
Hector Malot has 13 books, released between 2009 and 2018. 13 of them were published after Hector Malot's death in 1907. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Hector Malot Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Hector Malot 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.
- 12009–1/4
- 220112361/4
- 32011–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 52011–1/4
- 62011–1/4
- 7Nobody's Child: The Adventures of Remi2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 8Doctor Claude: Or, Love Rendered Desperate2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 92015–1/4
- 102017–1/4
- 112017–1/4
- 122018–1/4
- 132018–1/4
Hector Malot 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.
Conscience in order
6 booksSans Famille in order
5 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Hector Malot titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Hector Malot books in order?
You only need to read Hector Malot 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 Hector Malot
Start with Conscience (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hector Malot book?
Episodes from Sans Famille (2018) is the newest Hector Malot book released so far.
Is there a new Hector Malot book coming?
No next Hector Malot 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 Hector Malot has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Hector Malot. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Montyon Prize1894Won
Hector Malot at a glance
- Died
- Hector Malot died in 1907, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Hector Malot are still being published after Hector Malot's death in 1907; the newest appeared in 2018.
- Release pace
- Hector Malot books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 236 pages across the 1 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 236 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hector Malot books, 12 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the Hector Malot books are about
3 of the 13 Hector Malot books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 2 of 3 books
- France 2 of 3 books
- Grandparents 1 of 3 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 3 books
- Orphans 1 of 3 books