James Hilton Books in Order
James Hilton has written 20 books, published between 1920 and 2025. The first book is Catherine Herself (1920) and the newest is Lost Horizon & Goodbye Mr Chips (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 1920–2025
- Pages on record
- 833 in 4 of 20 books
James Hilton (1900-1954) was a British-American novelist and screenwriter. Lost Horizon (1933) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934) are his best remembered novels, with Random Harvest beside them; the schoolmaster books draw on English public schools, and Murder At School (1931) on detective fiction. Hilton also co-wrote the screenplays for Camille (1936) and Mrs. Miniver (1942), the second of which won him an Academy Award. Twenty titles are catalogued, starting at Catherine Herself (1920).
How many James Hilton books are there?
James Hilton has 20 books, released between 1920 and 2025.
James Hilton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 James Hilton 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.
- 1Catherine Herself1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 2Storm Passage1922 · confirmed 1/41922–1/4
- 3Terry1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 4And Now Goodbye1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 5Murder At School / Was It Murder?1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 6Contango / Ill Wind1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 7Lost Horizon1933 · confirmed 1/41933–1/4
- 8Goodbye, Mr. Chips1934 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/419341001/4
- 9We Are Not Alone1937 · confirmed 1/41937–1/4
- 10To You Mr. Chips1938 · confirmed 1/41938–1/4
- 11Random Harvest1941 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/419412501/4
- 12The Story of Dr. Wassell1943 · confirmed 1/41943–1/4
- 13So Well Remembered1945 · confirmed 1/41945–1/4
- 14Nothing So Strange1947 · confirmed 1/41947–1/4
- 15Morning Journey1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 16Time and Time Again1953 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/419532861/4
- 17Good Bye Mr. Chips & Other Stories1995 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/419951971/4
- 18The Collected Novels Volume One2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 19The Collected Novels Volume Two2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 20Lost Horizon & Goodbye Mr Chips2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
James Hilton 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
20 books20 James Hilton titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James Hilton books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 20 James Hilton books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with James Hilton
Start with Catherine Herself (1920), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James Hilton book?
Lost Horizon & Goodbye Mr Chips (2025) is the newest James Hilton book released so far.
Is there a new James Hilton book coming?
No next James Hilton 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 James Hilton has won
Wikidata records 1 award for James Hilton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Hawthornden Prize1934Won
James Hilton at a glance
- Still publishing
- James Hilton published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- James Hilton books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 833 pages across the 4 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James Hilton books, 7 of 20, were published in the 1930s.
What the James Hilton books are about
7 of the 20 James Hilton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: boys is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.