Rudyard Kipling Books in Order
Rudyard Kipling has written 59 books, published between 1888 and 2018. The first book is Plain Tales from the Hills (1888) and the newest is The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle Book (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 59
- Published
- 1888–2018
- Confirmed
- 34 of 59 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,541 in 32 of 59 books
- Reading time
- 126–189 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,541 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 59 titles with a page count on record.
Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet, born in Bombay in British India, known above all for The Jungle Book (1894). Kipling is regarded as a major innovator in the short story form. The catalogue lists 59 works, starting with Plain Tales from the Hills (1888), The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories (1888) and The Man Who Would Be King (1888). The Light That Failed (1890) and Barrack-Room Ballads (1893) are among the titles. Series include Jungle Book and Puck, and subjects include short stories, poetry, animals and English children's stories.
How many Rudyard Kipling books are there?
Rudyard Kipling has 59 books, released between 1888 and 2018. They include 2 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.
Rudyard Kipling Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 59 Rudyard Kipling 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.
- 118882923/4
- 2The Man Who Would Be King1888 · confirmed 2/41888–2/4
- 3The Phantom Rickshaw and Other StoriesRudyard Kipling Short Story #21888 · 174 pages · confirmed 3/418881743/4
- 4The Light That Failed1890 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/418902132/4
- 5The Return of Imray1891 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/41891322/4
- 618912083/4
- 7Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems1892 · 74 pages · confirmed 2/41892742/4
- 8The Naulahka - A Story Of East And West1892 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/418922682/4
- 918931922/4
- 101893–3/4
- 111893–3/4
- 12Rikki-Tikki-Tavi1894 · confirmed 2/41894–2/4
- 131895–2/4
- 14Captains Courageous1897 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/418971912/4
- 151898–3/4
- 16The Story of the Gadsbys1899 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/41899802/4
- 17Under The Deodars1899 · confirmed 2/41899–2/4
- 181899–3/4
- 191899–3/4
- 20The Elephant's Child1900 · confirmed 2/41900–2/4
- 21Kim1901 · 265 pages · confirmed 2/419012652/4
- 22The Cat That Walked by Himself1902 · 30 pages · confirmed 2/41902302/4
- 231902–3/4
- 241903–3/4
- 2519041963/4
- 26They1905 · confirmed 2/41905–2/4
- 2719062882/4
- 2819072563/4
- 29With the Night Mail1909 · confirmed 2/41909–2/4
- 3019091063/4
- 3119102662/4
- 3219162203/4
- 3319172283/4
- 341919–3/4
- 351923–3/4
- 361924–3/4
- 3719263443/4
- 3819322863/4
- 391933–3/4
- 401965–3/4
- 4119728503/4
- 42The Butterfly That Stamped1983 · 31 pages · confirmed 2/41983312/4
- 4319872323/4
- 44The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling Short Story #241987 · 427 pages · confirmed 3/419874273/4
- 45The Maltese Cat1988 · confirmed 2/41988–2/4
- 4619922063/4
- 47The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling Short Story #261994 · 178 pages · confirmed 3/419941783/4
- 4819995443/4
- 492000482/4
- 502000–3/4
- 51The Elephant, The Hare And The Black CobraRudyard Kipling Short Story #292003 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/42003483/4
- 522005–3/4
- 532006–2/4
- 54Letters of Marque2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 552012–2/4
- 562013–2/4
- 5720164803/4
- 5820172883/4
- 59The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle BookRudyard Kipling Short Story #332018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
Rudyard Kipling 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.
Rudyard Kipling Short Story
32 books32 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jungle Book in order
2 booksPuck in order
2 booksGraphic Spin in order
2 booksTales of Mystery & The Supernatural in order
1 bookEveryman's Library Pocket Poets in order
1 bookGothic Fantasy in order
1 bookPoetry for Young People in order
1 book- 11. Rudyard Kipling
Standalone books
17 books17 Rudyard Kipling titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Rudyard Kipling books in order?
You only need to read Rudyard Kipling 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 Rudyard Kipling
Start with Plain Tales from the Hills (1888), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rudyard Kipling book?
The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle Book (2018) is the newest Rudyard Kipling book released so far.
Is there a new Rudyard Kipling book coming?
No next Rudyard Kipling book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rudyard Kipling at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Rudyard Kipling title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Rudyard Kipling books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 7,541 pages across the 32 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 216 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rudyard Kipling books, 16 of 59, were published in the 1890s.
What the Rudyard Kipling books are about
33 of the 59 Rudyard Kipling books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 7 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 7 of 33 books
- Short stories 7 of 33 books
- Classic literature 5 of 33 books
- Animals 4 of 33 books
- History 4 of 33 books
- Poetry 4 of 33 books
- British 3 of 33 books
- Fantasy 3 of 33 books
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 2 of 33 books