T.S. Stribling Books in Order
T.S. Stribling has written 29 books, published between 1917 and 1982. The first book is The Cruise of the Dry Dock (1917) and the newest is Laughing Stock (1982). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 1917–1982
- Pages on record
- 1,639 in 5 of 29 books
T.S. Stribling wrote novels and detective fiction across the first half of the twentieth century. The Cruise of the Dry Dock (1917) opens the catalogue, followed by Birthright (1922), Fombombo (1923), Teeftallow (1926) and the Vaiden Trilogy. Henry Poggioli is the recurring character of the mystery stories, and psychologists and criminologists appear among the listed subjects, alongside the US Civil War and murder investigation. 29 titles are catalogued, later editions carrying the listing to 1982, at a median of 314 pages.
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How many T.S. Stribling books are there?
T.S. Stribling has 29 books, released between 1917 and 1982. They include 2 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.
T.S. Stribling Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 T.S. Stribling 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 November 2026.
- 1The Cruise of the Dry Dock1917 · confirmed 1/41917–1/4
- 2Web of the Sun and The Green Splotches1922 · confirmed 1/41922–1/4
- 3Birthright1922 · confirmed 1/41922–1/4
- 4East Is East1922 · confirmed 1/41922–1/4
- 5Fombombo1923 · confirmed 1/41923–1/4
- 6Red Sand1924 · confirmed 1/41924–1/4
- 7The Governor of Cap Haitien1925 · confirmed 1/41925–1/4
- 8A Passage to Benares1926 · confirmed 1/41926–1/4
- 9Christ in Chicago1926 · confirmed 1/41926–1/4
- 10Teeftallow1926 · confirmed 1/41926–1/4
- 1119293141/4
- 12Cricket1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 13The Prints of Hantoun1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 14Bright Metal1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 15The Refugees1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 16Strange Moon1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 17Backwater1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 1819315251/4
- 191932–1/4
- 20Railroad1933 · confirmed 1/41933–1/4
- 2119343831/4
- 2219352001/4
- 23The Sound Wagon1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 24These Bars of Flesh1938 · confirmed 1/41938–1/4
- 25The Red Game1939 · confirmed 1/41939–1/4
- 26Mogglesby1949 · confirmed 1/41949–1/4
- 27The Mystery of the Personal Ad1950 · confirmed 1/41950–1/4
- 2819762171/4
- 29Laughing Stock1982 · confirmed 1/41982–1/4
T.S. Stribling 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.
Henry Poggioli in order
3 booksVaiden Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
23 books23 T.S. Stribling titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read T.S. Stribling books in order?
You only need to read T.S. Stribling 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 T.S. Stribling
Start with The Cruise of the Dry Dock (1917), the earliest published title.
What is the newest T.S. Stribling book?
Laughing Stock (1982) is the newest T.S. Stribling book released so far.
Is there a new T.S. Stribling book coming?
No next T.S. Stribling book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
T.S. Stribling at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest T.S. Stribling title on record dates from 1982, 44 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- T.S. Stribling books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,639 pages across the 5 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most T.S. Stribling books, 15 of 29, were published in the 1920s.
When T.S. Stribling books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when T.S. Stribling titles appeared. 1920s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.
29 books total across 7 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the T.S. Stribling books are about
5 of the 29 T.S. Stribling books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 2 of 5 books
- History 2 of 5 books
- Americans 1 of 5 books
- Criminologists 1 of 5 books
- Short stories 1 of 5 books
- Investigation 1 of 5 books
- Murder 1 of 5 books
- Poetry 1 of 5 books
- Psychologists 1 of 5 books
- Robbery investigation 1 of 5 books
- Short stories, English 1 of 5 books