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Louis Auchincloss Books in Order

Louis Auchincloss has written 83 books, published between 1947 and 2010. The first book is The Indifferent Children (1947) and the newest is A Voice from Old New York (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
83
Published
1947–2010
Confirmed
1 of 83 titles
Pages on record
718 in 5 of 83 books
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Louis Auchincloss (September 27, 1917 to January 26, 2010) was an American lawyer, novelist, historian and essayist. Auchincloss wrote dry, ironic fiction about American polite society and old money, following the tradition of Henry James and Edith Wharton, both admired by Auchincloss. The catalogue holds 83 books from The Indifferent Children (1947) to A Voice from Old New York (2010). The Great World and Timothy Colt (1957) and Venus in Sparta (1958) are among the titles, and biographies, presidents and preparatory schools are among the subjects.

Source: Wikidata

How many Louis Auchincloss books are there?

Louis Auchincloss has 83 books, released between 1947 and 2010.

Louis Auchincloss Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 83 Louis Auchincloss 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. Cover of Edith Wharton by Louis Auchincloss, book 2 of the Pamphlets on American Writers series (1961)
  2. Cover of The Rector of Justin by Louis Auchincloss (1964)
  3. Cover of Henry Adams by Louis Auchincloss, book 8 of the Pamphlets on American Writers series (1971)
  4. Cover of Woodrow Wilson by Louis Auchincloss, book 10 of the Penguin Lives series (2000)
  5. Cover of Theodore Roosevelt by Louis Auchincloss, book 1 of the American Presidents series (2002)
  1. 1
    The Indifferent Children1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  2. 2
    The Injustice Collectors1951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  3. 3
    Sybil1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952–
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  4. 4
    Law for the Lion1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  5. 5
    The Romantic Egotists1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  6. 6
    The Unholy Three1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  7. 7
    The Great World and Timothy Colt1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  8. 8
    Venus in Sparta1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  9. 9
    Pursuit of the Prodigal1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  10. 10
    Cases and Materials On Law of Contracts1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  11. 11
    The House of Five Talents1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  12. 12
    Watchfires1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  13. 13
    Edith WhartonPamphlets on American Writers #21961 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196146
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  14. 14
    Reflections of a Jacobite1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  15. 15
    Portrait in Brownstone1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  16. 16
    Powers of Attorney1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  17. 17
    Ellen Glasgow1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  18. 18
    The World of Henry James1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  19. 19
    The Rector of Justin1964 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964341
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  20. 20
    Pioneers and Caretakers1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  21. 21
    The Embezzler1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  22. 22
    Tales of Manhattan1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  23. 23
    World of Profit1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  24. 24
    Motiveless Malignity1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  25. 25
    Second Chance1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  26. 26
    Henry AdamsPamphlets on American Writers #81971 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197148
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  27. 27
    Richelieu1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  28. 28
    I Come As a Thief1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  29. 29
    The Partners1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  30. 30
    The Book Class1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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Louis Auchincloss 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.

Pamphlets on American Writers in order

2 books
  1. 2. Edith Wharton
  2. 8. Henry Adams

American Presidents in order

1 book
  1. 1. Theodore Roosevelt

Penguin Lives in order

1 book
  1. 10. Woodrow Wilson

Standalone books

79 books

79 Louis Auchincloss titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Louis Auchincloss books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 83 Louis Auchincloss books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Louis Auchincloss

Start with The Indifferent Children (1947), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Louis Auchincloss book?

A Voice from Old New York (2010) is the newest Louis Auchincloss book released so far.

Is there a new Louis Auchincloss book coming?

No next Louis Auchincloss book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Louis Auchincloss at a glance

Died
Louis Auchincloss died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Louis Auchincloss on record dates from 2010.
Release pace
Louis Auchincloss books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
718 pages across the 5 of 83 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Louis Auchincloss books, 15 of 83, were published in the 1990s.

When Louis Auchincloss books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Louis Auchincloss titles appeared. 1970s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.

1940s
1
1950s
8
1960s
14
1970s
15
1980s
15
1990s
15
2000s
14
2010s
1

83 books total across 8 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Louis Auchincloss books are about

6 of the 83 Louis Auchincloss books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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