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Paul Gallico Books in Order

45 books are credited to Paul Gallico, published between 1939 and 2020; 7 of them appeared after Paul Gallico's death in 1976. The first book is The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1939) and the newest is The Secret Front (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
45
Published
1939–2020
Pages on record
4,728 in 26 of 45 books
Reading time
79–118 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,728 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 45 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Paul Gallico, author

Paul Gallico (1897-1976) wrote novels, short stories and sports journalism, and many of his books reached the screen. The Snow Goose (1941) is his most critically successful title; The Poseidon Adventure is known mainly through the 1972 film; and four novels follow the character Mrs. Harris, catalogued here as the Mrs. 'Arris series. The Dunkirk evacuation of 1940, the Second World War, cats, geese and Paris recur among his subjects, across 45 catalogued titles that open with The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1939). Books median 160 pages, and the 1960s were Gallico's heaviest decade.

How many Paul Gallico books are there?

Paul Gallico has 45 books, released between 1939 and 2020. 7 of them were published after Paul Gallico's death in 1976. They include 3 series and 36 titles listed outside any series.

Paul Gallico Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 45 Paul Gallico 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.

  1. Cover of The Adventures of Hiram Holliday by Paul Gallico, book 1 of the Hiram Holliday series (1939)
  2. Cover of The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico (1941)
  3. Cover of Love of Seven Dolls by Paul Gallico (1954)
  4. Cover of Thomasina / The Three Lives of Thomasina by Paul Gallico (1957)
  5. Cover of Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, book 1 of the Mrs. 'Arris series (1958)
  6. Cover of Flowers For Mrs. Harris by Paul Gallico, book 2 of the Mrs. 'Arris series (1958)
  7. Cover of Too Many Ghosts by Paul Gallico, book 1 of the Alexandra Hero series (1959)
  8. Cover of Scruffy by Paul Gallico (1962)
  9. Cover of Love, Let Me Not Hunger by Paul Gallico (1963)
  10. Cover of The Silent Miaow by Paul Gallico (1964)
  11. Cover of Mrs. 'Arris Goes To Parliament / Mrs. Harris MP by Paul Gallico, book 4 of the Mrs. 'Arris series (1965)
  12. Cover of The Day Jean-Pierre Joined The Circus by Paul Gallico (1965)
  13. Cover of The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico (1969)
  14. Cover of Matilda by Paul Gallico (1970)
  15. Cover of Honorable Cat by Paul Gallico (1972)
  16. Cover of Miracle in the Wilderness by Paul Gallico (1975)
  17. Cover of The House That Wouldn't Go Away by Paul Gallico (1979)
  18. Cover of The Snow Goose and Other Stories by Paul Gallico (1985)
  19. Cover of The Best of Paul Gallico by Paul Gallico (1988)
  1. 1
    The Adventures of Hiram HollidayHiram Holliday #11939 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1939220
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  2. 2
    The Snow Goose1941 · 78 pages · confirmed 2/4
    194178
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  3. 3
    The Lonely1944 · confirmed 2/4
    1944–
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  4. 4
    Jennie / The Abandoned1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  5. 5
    The Small Miracle1951 · 58 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195158
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  6. 6
    Snowflake1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  7. 7
    Trial by Terror1952 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952216
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  8. 8
    The Foolish Immortals1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  9. 9
    Love of Seven Dolls1954 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1954126
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  10. 10
    Ludmila1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  11. 11
    Thomasina / The Three Lives of Thomasina1957 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957288
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  12. 12
    Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ParisMrs. 'Arris #11958 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958157
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  13. 13
    Flowers For Mrs. HarrisMrs. 'Arris #21958 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958118
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  14. 14
    The Hurricane Story1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  15. 15
    Too Many GhostsAlexandra Hero #11959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  16. 16
    Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New YorkMrs. 'Arris #31960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  17. 17
    Scruffy1962 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1962288
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  18. 18
    Coronation1962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  19. 19
    The Day the Guinea-Pig Talked1963 · confirmed 2/4
    1963–
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  20. 20
    Love, Let Me Not Hunger1963 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1963313
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  21. 21
    The Hand of Mary ConstableAlexandra Hero #21964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
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  22. 22
    The Silent Miaow1964 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1964160
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  23. 23
    The Adventures of Jean-Pierre1964 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    196496
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  24. 24
    The Day Jean-Pierre Was Pignapped1964 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    196444
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  25. 25
    Mrs. 'Arris Goes To Parliament / Mrs. Harris MPMrs. 'Arris #41965 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1965152
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  26. 26
    The Day Jean-Pierre Joined The Circus1965 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    196596
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  27. 27
    Confessions of a Story-Teller1966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
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  28. 28
    The Man Who Was Magic1966 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1966224
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  29. 29
    The Story of Silent Night‎1967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  30. 30
    Manxmouse1968 · confirmed 2/4
    1968–
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Paul Gallico 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.

Mrs. 'Arris in order

5 books
  1. 1. Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
  2. 2. Flowers For Mrs. Harris
  3. 3. Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York
  4. 4. Mrs. 'Arris Goes To Parliament / Mrs. Harris MP
  5. 5. Mrs. Harris Goes To Moscow

Hiram Holliday in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
  2. 2. The Secret Front

Alexandra Hero in order

2 books
  1. 1. Too Many Ghosts
  2. 2. The Hand of Mary Constable

Standalone books

36 books

36 Paul Gallico titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Paul Gallico books in order?

You only need to read Paul Gallico books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Paul Gallico

Start with The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1939), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul Gallico book?

The Secret Front (2020) is the newest Paul Gallico book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Gallico book coming?

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

Paul Gallico at a glance

Died
Paul Gallico died in 1976, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Paul Gallico are still being published after Paul Gallico's death in 1976; the newest appeared in 2020.
Release pace
Paul Gallico books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,728 pages across the 26 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Gallico books, 16 of 45, were published in the 1960s.

What the Paul Gallico books are about

23 of the 45 Paul Gallico books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 4 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.