John Milton Books in Order
John Milton has written 24 books, published between 1629 and 2017. The first book is On the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1629) and the newest is Milton's Tractate on Education (Short Story) (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1629–2017
- Confirmed
- 3 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,163 in 11 of 24 books
John Milton (9 December 1608 - 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist and civil servant. The 1667 epic Paradise Lost, composed in blank verse across 12 books, takes up the fall of man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan, and their expulsion from Eden; it raised Milton's standing among poets, and recognition arrived within his own lifetime. Milton served the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and afterwards under Oliver Cromwell, in a period of religious flux and political upheaval. The catalogue carries 24 entries dated from On the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1629) onward, including Lycidas (1638), Areopagitica (1644) and Eikonoklastes (1649).
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How many John Milton books are there?
John Milton has 24 books, released between 1629 and 2017. 21 of them belong to the John Milton Poetry and Prose series.
John Milton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 John Milton 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.
- 116292281/4
- 216305771/4
- 31632–1/4
- 41632–1/4
- 51638–1/4
- 616413181/4
- 716445281/4
- 8Poems of Mr John Milton, Both English and Latin (Short Story)John Milton Poetry and Prose #81645 · confirmed 1/41645–1/4
- 91645–1/4
- 101649–1/4
- 11The Tenure of Kings And Magistrates (Short Story)John Milton Poetry and Prose #121649 · confirmed 1/41649–1/4
- 12When I Consider How My Light is Spent (Short Story)John Milton Poetry and Prose #131652 · confirmed 1/41652–1/4
- 131667–3/4
- 1416675061/4
- 151671591/4
- 1616712401/4
- 1716739821/4
- 181673–1/4
- 191673–1/4
- 20Comus: A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634 (Short Story)John Milton Poetry and Prose #201934 · confirmed 1/41934–1/4
- 2119362563/4
- 22197612131/4
- 2320042563/4
- 242017–1/4
John Milton 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.
John Milton Poetry and Prose in order
21 books- 1. On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
- 2. On Shakespeare
- 3. Il Penseroso (Short Story)
- 4. L'Allegro (Short Story)
- 5. Lycidas (Short Story)
- 6. Of Reformation
- 7. Areopagitica
- 8. Poems of Mr John Milton, Both English and Latin (Short Story)
- 9. Tetrachordon
- 11. Eikonoklastes
- 12. The Tenure of Kings And Magistrates (Short Story)
- 13. When I Consider How My Light is Spent (Short Story)
- and 9 more in the table above
Everyman's Library Pocket Poets in order
2 books- 9. Milton: Poems
- 19. Marvell: Poems
Gothic Fantasy in order
1 bookDo you have to read John Milton books in order?
You only need to read John Milton books in order within the John Milton Poetry and Prose series, which holds 21 of the 24 John Milton books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with John Milton
Start with On the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1629), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Milton book?
Milton's Tractate on Education (Short Story) (2017) is the newest John Milton book released so far.
Is there a new John Milton book coming?
No next John Milton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Milton at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John Milton title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John Milton books have appeared about one every 17 years on average.
- Length
- 5,163 pages across the 11 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 318 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Milton books, 6 of 24, were published in the 1640s.
When John Milton books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when John Milton titles appeared. 1640s was the most productive decade with 6 titles.
24 books total across 10 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the John Milton books are about
11 of the 24 John Milton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Poetry 8 of 11 books
- Bible, history of biblical events, poetry 3 of 11 books
- Bible, in literature 2 of 11 books
- Criticism and interpretation 2 of 11 books
- Milton, john, 1608-1674, paradise lost 2 of 11 books
- Milton, john, 1608-1674, sources 2 of 11 books