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Samuel Shellabarger Books in Order

19 books are credited to Samuel Shellabarger, published between 1928 and 1956; 2 of them appeared after Samuel Shellabarger's death in 1954. The first book is The Door of Death (As: John Esteven) (1928) and the newest is Tolbecken (1956). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1928–1956
Pages on record
640 in 1 of 19 books
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Samuel Shellabarger (18 May 1888 – 21 March 1954) was an American educator who wrote scholarly works and best-selling historical novels. Born in Washington, D.C., Shellabarger lost both parents in infancy and grew up with a grandfather of the same name, a lawyer who sat in Congress during the Civil War and served as Minister to Portugal. The catalogue holds 19 books dated 1928 to 1956, among them The Chevalier Bayard (1928) and titles published under the names John Esteven and Peter Loring.

How many Samuel Shellabarger books are there?

Samuel Shellabarger has 19 books, released between 1928 and 1956. 2 of them were published after Samuel Shellabarger's death in 1954.

Samuel Shellabarger Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Samuel Shellabarger 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 Lord Chesterfield and His World by Samuel Shellabarger (1935)
  2. Cover of Captain From Castile by Samuel Shellabarger (1945)
  3. Cover of Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger (1947)
  1. 1
    The Door of Death (As: John Esteven)1928 · confirmed 1/4
    1928–
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  2. 2
    The Chevalier Bayard1928 · confirmed 1/4
    1928–
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  3. 3
    The Black Gale1929 · confirmed 1/4
    1929–
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  4. 4
    Voodoo (As: John Esteven)1930 · confirmed 1/4
    1930–
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  5. 5
    By Night at Dinsmore (As: John Esteven)1935 · confirmed 1/4
    1935–
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  6. 6
    Lord Chesterfield and His World1935 · confirmed 1/4
    1935–
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  7. 7
    While Murder Waits (As: John Esteven)1937 · confirmed 1/4
    1937–
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  8. 8
    Graveyard Watch (As: John Esteven)1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  9. 9
    Blind Man's Night (As: John Esteven)1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  10. 10
    Grief Before Night (As: Peter Loring)1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  11. 11
    Assurance Double Sure (As: John Esteven)1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  12. 12
    Miss Rolling Stone (As: Peter Loring)1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  13. 13
    Captain From Castile1945 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1945640
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  14. 14
    Prince of Foxes1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  15. 15
    The King's Cavalier1950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  16. 16
    Blaise of France1950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  17. 17
    Lord Vanity1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  18. 18
    The Token1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  19. 19
    Tolbecken1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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Samuel Shellabarger 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

19 books

19 Samuel Shellabarger titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Samuel Shellabarger books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 19 Samuel Shellabarger books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Samuel Shellabarger

Start with The Door of Death (As: John Esteven) (1928), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Samuel Shellabarger book?

Tolbecken (1956) is the newest Samuel Shellabarger book released so far.

Is there a new Samuel Shellabarger book coming?

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

Samuel Shellabarger at a glance

Died
Samuel Shellabarger died in 1954, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Samuel Shellabarger are still being published after Samuel Shellabarger's death in 1954; the newest appeared in 1956.
Release pace
Samuel Shellabarger books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
640 pages across the 1 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 640 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Samuel Shellabarger books, 9 of 19, were published in the 1930s.

What the Samuel Shellabarger books are about

2 of the 19 Samuel Shellabarger 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 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.