Henrik Ibsen Books in Order
29 books are credited to Henrik Ibsen, published between 1849 and 2015; 3 of them appeared after Henrik Ibsen's death in 1906. The first book is Catiline / Catilina (1849) and the newest is Four Plays (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
Henrik Ibsen also publishes as Brynjolf Bjarme.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 1849–2015
- Pages on record
- 856 in 4 of 29 books
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright, often called the father of modern drama for the theatrical realism he pioneered. Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler and The Master Builder are among the major plays. This catalogue tracks 29 titles from Catiline (1849) through the early verse works - The Burial Mound (1850), St. John's Eve (1853), The Vikings of Helgeland (1857), Love's Comedy (1862) - to modern collections. In 2014 Ibsen stood as the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare.
Source: Wikidata
How many Henrik Ibsen books are there?
Henrik Ibsen has 29 books, released between 1849 and 2015. 3 of them were published after Henrik Ibsen's death in 1906.
Henrik Ibsen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Henrik Ibsen 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 October 2026.
- 1Catiline / Catilina1849 · confirmed 1/41849–1/4
- 2The Burial Mound1850 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/418504961/4
- 3Norma, or A Politician's Love1851 · confirmed 1/41851–1/4
- 4St. John's Eve1853 · confirmed 1/41853–1/4
- 5Lady Inger of Ostrat1854 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/41854941/4
- 6The Feast at Solhaug1855 · confirmed 1/41855–1/4
- 7Olaf Liljekrans1856 · confirmed 1/41856–1/4
- 8The Vikings of Helgeland1857 · confirmed 1/41857–1/4
- 9Love’s Comedy1862 · confirmed 1/41862–1/4
- 10The Pretenders1863 · confirmed 1/41863–1/4
- 11Brand1865 · confirmed 1/41865–1/4
- 12The League of Youth1869 · confirmed 1/41869–1/4
- 13Emperor and Galilean1873 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/418732031/4
- 14Peer Gynt1876 · confirmed 1/41876–1/4
- 15Pillars of Society1877 · confirmed 1/41877–1/4
- 16A Doll's House1879 · confirmed 1/41879–1/4
- 17Ghosts1881 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/41881631/4
- 18An Enemy of the People1882 · confirmed 1/41882–1/4
- 19The Wild Duck1884 · confirmed 1/41884–1/4
- 20Rosmersholm1886 · confirmed 1/41886–1/4
- 21The Lady from the Sea1888 · confirmed 1/41888–1/4
- 22Hedda Gabler1890 · confirmed 1/41890–1/4
- 23The Master Builder1892 · confirmed 1/41892–1/4
- 24Little Eyolf1894 · confirmed 1/41894–1/4
- 25John Gabriel Borkman1896 · confirmed 1/41896–1/4
- 26When We Dead Awaken1899 · confirmed 1/41899–1/4
- 27Four Major Plays, Volume I1940 · confirmed 1/41940–1/4
- 28Four Major Plays, Volume II1970 · confirmed 1/41970–1/4
- 29Four Plays2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
Henrik Ibsen 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.
Standalone books
29 books29 Henrik Ibsen titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Henrik Ibsen books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 29 Henrik Ibsen books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Henrik Ibsen
Start with Catiline / Catilina (1849), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Henrik Ibsen book?
Four Plays (2015) is the newest Henrik Ibsen book released so far.
Is there a new Henrik Ibsen book coming?
No next Henrik Ibsen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Henrik Ibsen
Wikidata records 3 nominations for Henrik Ibsen. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Nobel Prize in Literature1904Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1903Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1902Shortlisted
Henrik Ibsen at a glance
- Died
- Henrik Ibsen died in 1906, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Henrik Ibsen are still being published after Henrik Ibsen's death in 1906; the newest appeared in 2015.
- Release pace
- Henrik Ibsen books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 856 pages across the 4 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 148 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Henrik Ibsen books, 7 of 29, were published in the 1850s.
When Henrik Ibsen books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Henrik Ibsen titles appeared. 1850s was the most productive decade with 7 titles.
29 books total across 9 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Henrik Ibsen books are about
3 of the 29 Henrik Ibsen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: drama is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Drama 3 of 3 books
- Family life 1 of 3 books
- Poetry 1 of 3 books