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Richard Harding Davis Books in Order

70 books are credited to Richard Harding Davis, published between 1891 and 2018; 30 of them appeared after Richard Harding Davis's death in 1916. The first book is Gallegher (1891) and the newest is The Other Woman (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 47 of the 70 books listed here are in the Richard Harding Davis Works series, which has its own page: Richard Harding Davis Works books in order.

Books
70
Published
1891–2018
Pages on record
6,009 in 39 of 70 books
Reading time
100–150 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,009 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 39 of 70 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Richard Harding Davis, author of the Richard Harding Davis Works series

Journalism came first for Richard Harding Davis, who covered the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War and the First World War as the earliest American correspondent to report from all three. Davis lived from 1864 to 1916, wrote fiction and drama as well, helped shape the American magazine, and assisted Theodore Roosevelt's political career. 70 catalogued books start at Gallegher (1891) and mix short stories with travel writing such as The West from a Car Window and Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central America. The median title runs 108 pages.

How many Richard Harding Davis books are there?

Richard Harding Davis has 70 books, released between 1891 and 2018. 30 of them were published after Richard Harding Davis's death in 1916. 47 of them belong to the Richard Harding Davis Works series.

Richard Harding Davis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 70 Richard Harding Davis 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 Gallegher by Richard Harding Davis, book 1 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (1891)
  2. Cover of Stories For Boys by Richard Harding Davis, book 2 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (1891)
  3. Cover of The Rulers of the Mediterranean by Richard Harding Davis (1893)
  4. Cover of Cuba in War Time by Richard Harding Davis (1897)
  5. Cover of A Year From A Reporter's Note Book by Richard Harding Davis (1898)
  6. Cover of In the Fog by Richard Harding Davis, book 10 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (1901)
  7. Cover of Ranson's Folly by Richard Harding Davis, book 11 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (1902)
  8. Cover of The Reporter Who Made Himself King by Richard Harding Davis, book 14 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series
  9. Cover of The Congo and Coasts of Africa by Richard Harding Davis (1907)
  10. Cover of Once Upon a Time by Richard Harding Davis, book 19 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (1910)
  11. Cover of Moments in Hell by Richard Harding Davis (1911)
  12. Cover of The Man Who Could Not Lose by Richard Harding Davis, book 22 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (1911)
  13. Cover of Billy and the Big Stick by Richard Harding Davis, book 30 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (1919)
  14. Cover of The Messengers by Richard Harding Davis, book 36 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (1999)
  15. Cover of The Frame Up by Richard Harding Davis, book 37 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (2001)
  16. Cover of My Buried Treasure by Richard Harding Davis, book 41 of the Richard Harding Davis Works series (2001)
  17. Cover of The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys by Richard Harding Davis (2005)
  18. Cover of Collected Short Stories by Richard Harding Davis (2006)
  19. Cover of Six Who Dared by Richard Harding Davis (2007)
  20. Cover of The Great War Reporter by Richard Harding Davis (2015)
  1. 1
    GallegherRichard Harding Davis Works #11891 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1891332
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  2. 2
    Stories For BoysRichard Harding Davis Works #21891 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1891228
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  3. 3
    CinderellaRichard Harding Davis Works #31891 · 74 pages · confirmed 1/4
    189174
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  4. 4
    The West from a Car WindowRichard Harding Davis Works #41892 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1892256
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  5. 5
    The Rulers of the Mediterranean1893 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1893240
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  6. 6
    Our English Cousins1894 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1894240
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  7. 7
    The ExilesRichard Harding Davis Works #51894 · confirmed 1/4
    1894–
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  8. 8
    About Paris1895 · confirmed 1/4
    1895–
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  9. 9
    The Princess AlineRichard Harding Davis Works #61895 · confirmed 1/4
    1895–
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  10. 10
    Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central America1896 · confirmed 1/4
    1896–
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  11. 11
    Cuba in War Time1897 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    189780
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  12. 12
    Soldiers ofFortuneRichard Harding Davis Works #71897 · 267 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1897267
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  13. 13
    A Year From A Reporter's Note Book1898 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1898304
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  14. 14
    The King's JackalRichard Harding Davis Works #81898 · confirmed 1/4
    1898–
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  15. 15
    The Cuban And Porto Rican Campaigns1899 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1899360
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  16. 16
    The Lion and the UnicornRichard Harding Davis Works #91899 · confirmed 1/4
    1899–
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  17. 17
    In the FogRichard Harding Davis Works #101901 · 52 pages · confirmed 1/4
    190152
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  18. 18
    Ranson's FollyRichard Harding Davis Works #111902 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1902192
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  19. 19
    Captain Macklin: His MemoirsRichard Harding Davis Works #121902 · 108 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1902108
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  20. 20
    The Bar SinisterRichard Harding Davis Works #131903 · 36 pages · confirmed 1/4
    190336
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  21. 21
    The Reporter Who Made Himself KingRichard Harding Davis Works #141904 · 76 pages · confirmed 1/4
    190476
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  22. 22
    Miss CivilizationRichard Harding Davis Works #151906 · confirmed 1/4
    1906–
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  23. 23
    The Congo and Coasts of Africa1907 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1907144
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  24. 24
    The Scarlet CarRichard Harding Davis Works #161907 · confirmed 1/4
    1907–
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  25. 25
    Vera, the MediumRichard Harding Davis Works #171908 · confirmed 1/4
    1908–
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  26. 26
    The SpyRichard Harding Davis Works #181910 · confirmed 1/4
    1910–
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  27. 27
    Once Upon a TimeRichard Harding Davis Works #191910 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1910304
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  28. 28
    The Nature FakerRichard Harding Davis Works #201910 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    191024
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  29. 29
    Her First AppearanceRichard Harding Davis Works #211910 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    191064
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  30. 30
    Moments in Hell1911 · 155 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1911155
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Richard Harding Davis series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Richard Harding Davis 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

23 books

23 Richard Harding Davis titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Richard Harding Davis books in order?

You only need to read Richard Harding Davis books in order within the Richard Harding Davis Works series, which holds 47 of the 70 Richard Harding Davis books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Richard Harding Davis

Start with Gallegher (1891), the first Richard Harding Davis Works book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Richard Harding Davis book?

The Other Woman (2018) is the newest Richard Harding Davis book released so far.

Is there a new Richard Harding Davis book coming?

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

Richard Harding Davis at a glance

Died
Richard Harding Davis died in 1916, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Richard Harding Davis are still being published after Richard Harding Davis's death in 1916; the newest appeared in 2018.
Release pace
Richard Harding Davis books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,009 pages across the 39 of 70 books with a recorded length, a median of 108 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard Harding Davis books, 18 of 70, were published in the 1910s.

What the Richard Harding Davis books are about

30 of the 70 Richard Harding Davis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: short stories is tagged on 7 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.