Theodore Dreiser Books in Order
25 books are credited to Theodore Dreiser, published between 1900 and 2015; 12 of them appeared after Theodore Dreiser's death in 1945. The first book is Sister Carrie (1900) and the newest is American Diaries, 1902-1926 (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 1900–2015
- Pages on record
- 9,037 in 20 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 151–226 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,037 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His central characters often reach their objectives without a firm moral code, and the situations read closer to studies of nature than to tales of choice. Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925) are the best known of the novels. The catalogue holds 25 items, among them Jennie Gerhardt (1911), The Financier (1912), A Traveler At Forty (1913), The Titan (1914), The Genius (1915), Twelve Men (1919) and A Book about Myself (1922). A Trilogy of Desire sequence sits among the series alongside standalone novels, short stories and non-fiction, and American Diaries, 1902-1926 is dated 2015.
How many Theodore Dreiser books are there?
Theodore Dreiser has 25 books, released between 1900 and 2015. 12 of them were published after Theodore Dreiser's death in 1945. They include 2 separate series.
Theodore Dreiser Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Theodore Dreiser 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.
- 119005802/4
- 219114522/4
- 319121922/4
- 41913–2/4
- 519145892/4
- 619157282/4
- 71918–2/4
- 81918992/4
- 91919–2/4
- 1019225082/4
- 1119258592/4
- 1219282972/4
- 13Harlan Miners Speak: Report on Terrorism in the Kentucky Coal FieldsTheodore Dreiser Non-Fiction #51932 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/419323602/4
- 1419463372/4
- 1519473492/4
- 1619473342/4
- 171970–2/4
- 1819918252/4
- 1919924102/4
- 2019962872/4
- 2119986162/4
- 2220073922/4
- 232008–2/4
- 2420103522/4
- 2520154712/4
Theodore Dreiser 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.
Theodore Dreiser in order
8 booksTheodore Dreiser Non-Fiction
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Theodore Dreiser Standalone Novels
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Trilogy of Desire in order
3 books- 1. The Financier
- 2. The Titan
- 3. The Stoic
Theodore Dreiser Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Theodore Dreiser books in order?
You only need to read Theodore Dreiser 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 Theodore Dreiser
Start with Sister Carrie (1900), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Theodore Dreiser book?
American Diaries, 1902-1926 (2015) is the newest Theodore Dreiser book released so far.
Is there a new Theodore Dreiser book coming?
No next Theodore Dreiser book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Theodore Dreiser
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Theodore Dreiser. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Nobel Prize in Literature1930Shortlisted
Theodore Dreiser at a glance
- Died
- Theodore Dreiser died in 1945, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Theodore Dreiser are still being published after Theodore Dreiser's death in 1945; the newest appeared in 2015.
- Release pace
- Theodore Dreiser books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 9,037 pages across the 20 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 401 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Theodore Dreiser books, 8 of 25, were published in the 1910s.
What the Theodore Dreiser books are about
20 of the 25 Theodore Dreiser books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dreiser, theodore, 1871-1945 is tagged on 8 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dreiser, theodore, 1871-1945 8 of 20 books
- Authors 4 of 20 books
- Biography 4 of 20 books
- Novelists 3 of 20 books
- Journalists 3 of 20 books
- Novelists, American 3 of 20 books
- American fiction 2 of 20 books
- American literature 2 of 20 books
- Capitalists and financiers 2 of 20 books
- Correspondence 2 of 20 books
- Travel 2 of 20 books