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R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd Books in Order

R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd has written 19 books, published between 1939 and 2000. The first book is Over The Mountain (1939) and the newest is Garland for the Winter Solstice (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1939–2000
Pages on record
1,880 in 13 of 19 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,880 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd checklist

The catalogue files this entry under two names, R.T. Campbell and Ruthven Todd, with 19 books dated from 1939 to 2000. Two series are listed: Professor John Stubbs and Space Cat. Recorded subjects range from children's fiction, cats and astronauts to mystery and detective fiction set in London. Over The Mountain (1939) is the earliest title, and 1946 alone produced Bodies in a Bookshop, Apollo Wore a Wig and Death for Madame. Garland for the Winter Solstice (2000) is the newest entry.

How many R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd books are there?

R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd has 19 books, released between 1939 and 2000. They include 2 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd 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 Over The Mountain by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd (1939)
  2. Cover of The Lost Traveller by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd (1943)
  3. Cover of Unholy Dying by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd, book 1 of the Professor John Stubbs series (1945)
  4. Cover of Death for Madame by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd, book 5 of the Professor John Stubbs series (1946)
  5. Cover of Swing Low, Swing Death by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd, book 6 of the Professor John Stubbs series (1946)
  6. Cover of Space Cat by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd, book 1 of the Space Cat series (1952)
  7. Cover of Space Cat Meets Mars by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd, book 2 of the Space Cat series (1952)
  8. Cover of Space Cat Visits Venus by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd, book 3 of the Space Cat series (1955)
  9. Cover of Space Cat and the Kittens by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd, book 4 of the Space Cat series (1958)
  10. Cover of William Blake The Artist by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd (1971)
  11. Cover of Garland for the Winter Solstice by R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd (2000)
  1. 1
    Over The Mountain1939 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1939272
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  2. 2
    The Laughing Mulatto1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  3. 3
    The Lost Traveller1943 · 165 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1943165
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  4. 4
    Unholy DyingProfessor John Stubbs #11945 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1945144
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  5. 5
    Tracks In The Snow1946 · 133 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946133
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  6. 6
    Adventure with a GoatProfessor John Stubbs #21946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  7. 7
    Bodies in a BookshopProfessor John Stubbs #31946 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946160
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  8. 8
    Apollo Wore a Wig1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  9. 9
    The Death CapProfessor John Stubbs #41946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  10. 10
    Death for MadameProfessor John Stubbs #51946 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946160
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  11. 11
    Swing Low, Swing DeathProfessor John Stubbs #61946 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946176
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  12. 12
    Take Thee A Sharp KnifeProfessor John Stubbs #71946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  13. 13
    Space CatSpace Cat #11952 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    195280
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  14. 14
    Space Cat Meets MarsSpace Cat #21952 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    195280
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  15. 15
    Loser's Choice1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  16. 16
    Space Cat Visits VenusSpace Cat #31955 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    195596
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  17. 17
    Space Cat and the KittensSpace Cat #41958 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    195896
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  18. 18
    William Blake The Artist1971 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971158
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  19. 19
    Garland for the Winter Solstice2000 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000160
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R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd 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.

Professor John Stubbs in order

7 books
  1. 1. Unholy Dying
  2. 2. Adventure with a Goat
  3. 3. Bodies in a Bookshop
  4. 4. The Death Cap
  5. 5. Death for Madame
  6. 6. Swing Low, Swing Death
  7. 7. Take Thee A Sharp Knife

Space Cat in order

4 books
  1. 1. Space Cat
  2. 2. Space Cat Meets Mars
  3. 3. Space Cat Visits Venus
  4. 4. Space Cat and the Kittens

Standalone books

8 books

8 R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd books in order?

You only need to read R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd 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 R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd

Start with Over The Mountain (1939), the earliest published title.

What is the newest R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd book?

Garland for the Winter Solstice (2000) is the newest R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd book released so far.

Is there a new R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd book coming?

No next R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd at a glance

No recent titles
The newest R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,880 pages across the 13 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 158 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd books, 10 of 19, were published in the 1940s.

What the R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd books are about

11 of the 19 R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: astronauts is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.