Margaret Doody Books in Order
Margaret Doody has written 10 books, published between 1978 and 2015. The first book is Aristotle Detective (1978) and the newest is Jane Austen's Names (2015). Publication order is the reading order below. 5 of the 10 books listed here are in the Aristotle series, which has its own page: Aristotle books in order.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1978–2015
- Total pages
- 3,848 across 10 books
- Reading time
- 64–96 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,848 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Margaret Anne Doody, born on 21 September 1939, is a Canadian writer of historical detective fiction and a feminist literary critic. Doody teaches as a professor of literature at the University of Notre Dame, helped found its PhD in Literature Program, and directed that program from 2001 to 2007. Aristotle is the series on the site, and the catalogue lists Aristotle Detective (1978), Aristotle And Poetic Justice (2000), Aristotle and the Secrets of Life (2002), Poison in Athens (2004) and Mysteries Of Eleusis (2005). Other titles include The Alchemists (1980), Frances Burney (1988), The True Story of the Novel (1996), Tropic of Venice (2006) and Jane Austen's Names (2015). Subject headings name Fanny Burney, women authors, and literary history and criticism.
How many Margaret Doody books are there?
Margaret Doody has 10 books, released between 1978 and 2015. 5 of them belong to the Aristotle series.
Margaret Doody Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Margaret Doody 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.
- 119782781/4
- 2The Alchemists1980 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/419802541/4
- 3Frances Burney1988 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/419884411/4
- 4The True Story of the Novel1996 · 610 pages · confirmed 1/419966101/4
- 520003241/4
- 620024201/4
- 720044181/4
- 820053201/4
- 9Tropic of Venice2006 · 345 pages · confirmed 1/420063451/4
- 10Jane Austen's Names2015 · 438 pages · confirmed 1/420154381/4
Margaret Doody series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Aristotle books in order 5 books
Margaret Doody 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
5 books5 Margaret Doody titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Margaret Doody books in order?
You only need to read Margaret Doody books in order within the Aristotle series, which holds 5 of the 10 Margaret Doody books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Margaret Doody
Start with Aristotle Detective (1978), the first Aristotle book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Margaret Doody book?
Jane Austen's Names (2015) is the newest Margaret Doody book released so far.
Is there a new Margaret Doody book coming?
No next Margaret Doody book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Margaret Doody at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Margaret Doody title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Margaret Doody books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 3,848 pages across all 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 382 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Margaret Doody books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2000s.
What the Margaret Doody books are about
All 10 Margaret Doody 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 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 5 of 10 books
- Philosophers 4 of 10 books
- Greece 3 of 10 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 10 books