Kenneth Roberts Books in Order

Kenneth Roberts has written 25 books, published between 1921 and 1957. The first book is Europe's Morning After (1921) and the newest is Water Unlimited (1957). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1921–1957
Pages on record
3,722 in 8 of 25 books
Photo of Kenneth Roberts, author
Wikimedia Commons / PD

Kenneth Roberts (1885–1957) wrote regionalist historical fiction about Maine and the upper New England states. Roberts worked first as a journalist and became nationally known for the Saturday Evening Post between 1919 and 1928, and his early books, from Europe's Morning After (1921), come out of that reporting. The novels that follow, beginning with Arundel (1930), take up the American Revolution and the 1775–1776 invasion of Canada. 25 titles are catalogued, the last of them Water Unlimited (1957).

Source: Wikidata

How many Kenneth Roberts books are there?

Kenneth Roberts has 25 books, released between 1921 and 1957. They include 2 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.

Kenneth Roberts Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Kenneth Roberts 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Europe's Morning After1921 · confirmed 2/4
    1921–
  2. 2
    Sun Hunting1922 · confirmed 2/4
    1922–
  3. 3
    Why Europe Leaves Home1922 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1922356
  4. 4
    Concentrated New England1924 · confirmed 2/4
    1924–
  5. 5
    Black Magic1924 · confirmed 2/4
    1924–
  6. 6
    Florida Loafing1925 · confirmed 2/4
    1925–
  7. 7
    ArundelChronicles of Arundel #11930 · confirmed 2/4
    1930–
  8. 8
    The Lively LadyChronicles of Arundel #21931 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931274
  9. 9
    Rabble in ArmsChronicles of Arundel #31933 · 586 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933586
  10. 10
    Captain CautionChronicles of Arundel #41934 · confirmed 2/4
    1934–
  11. 111935–
  12. 12
    It Must Be Your Tonsils1936 · confirmed 2/4
    1936–
  13. 13
    Northwest Passage1937 · 709 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1937709
  14. 15
    March To Quebec1938 · confirmed 2/4
    1938–
  15. 16
    Oliver Wiswell1940 · 836 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1940836
  16. 17
    The Kenneth Roberts Reader1945 · 460 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1945460
  17. 18
    Lydia Bailey1947 · confirmed 2/4
    1947–
  18. 191947–
  19. 20
    I Wanted to Write1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
  20. 21
    Henry Gross and His Dowsing RodDowsing #11951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
  21. 22
    The Seventh SenseDowsing #21953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
  22. 23
    Boon Island1956 · 373 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956373
  23. 24
    Battle of Cowpens1956 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956128
  24. 25
    Water UnlimitedDowsing #31957 · confirmed 2/4
    1957–

Kenneth Roberts 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.

Chronicles of Arundel in order

4 books
  1. 1. Arundel
  2. 2. The Lively Lady
  3. 3. Rabble in Arms
  4. 4. Captain Caution

Dowsing in order

3 books
  1. 1. Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod
  2. 2. The Seventh Sense
  3. 3. Water Unlimited

Standalone books

18 books

18 Kenneth Roberts titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kenneth Roberts books in order?

You only need to read Kenneth Roberts 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 Kenneth Roberts

Start with Europe's Morning After (1921), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kenneth Roberts book?

Water Unlimited (1957) is the newest Kenneth Roberts book released so far.

Is there a new Kenneth Roberts book coming?

No next Kenneth Roberts 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 Kenneth Roberts has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Kenneth Roberts. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

Kenneth Roberts at a glance

Died
Kenneth Roberts died in 1957, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Kenneth Roberts on record dates from 1957.
Release pace
Kenneth Roberts books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,722 pages across the 8 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kenneth Roberts books, 9 of 25, were published in the 1930s.

When Kenneth Roberts books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Kenneth Roberts titles appeared. 1930s was the most productive decade with 9 titles.

1920s
6
1930s
9
1940s
5
1950s
5

25 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Kenneth Roberts books are about

12 of the 25 Kenneth Roberts books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 8 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • History 8 of 12 books
  • United States 3 of 12 books
  • Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776 2 of 12 books
  • Historical fiction 2 of 12 books
  • Roberts, kenneth lewis, 1885-1957 2 of 12 books