Washington Irving Books in Order
28 books are credited to Washington Irving, published between 1802 and 2022; 4 of them appeared after Washington Irving's death in 1859. The first book is Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle (1802) and the newest is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
Washington Irving also publishes as Diedrich Knickerbocker, Geoffrey Crayon, Launcelot Langstaff.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1802–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,160 in 7 of 28 books
Washington Irving was an American writer, essayist, biographer, historian and diplomat of the early nineteenth century. Rip Van Winkle (1819) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820) are the two stories he is remembered for, both collected in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle (1802), Salmagundi (1808) and A History of New York (1809) came before them. Irving also wrote biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and of George Washington, along with histories of fifteenth-century Spain taking in the Alhambra palace, Columbus and the Reconquista. Twenty-seven titles are catalogued, reprints included, the most recent dated 2022.
Source: Wikidata
How many Washington Irving books are there?
Washington Irving has 28 books, released between 1802 and 2022. 4 of them were published after Washington Irving's death in 1859.
Washington Irving Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Washington Irving 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 October 2026.
- 1Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle1802 · confirmed 1/41802–1/4
- 2Salmagundi1808 · confirmed 1/41808–1/4
- 3A History of New York1809 · confirmed 1/41809–1/4
- 4Rip Van Winkle1819 · 26 pages · confirmed 1/41819261/4
- 5Bracebridge Hall1819 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/418192001/4
- 6The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories1819 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/418194001/4
- 7The Legend of Sleepy Hollow1820 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/41820341/4
- 8The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.1820 · confirmed 1/41820–1/4
- 9The Devil and Tom Walker1824 · 26 pages · confirmed 1/41824261/4
- 10The Adventure of the German Student1824 · confirmed 1/41824–1/4
- 11The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus1828 · confirmed 1/41828–1/4
- 12Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada1829 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/418292441/4
- 13Tales from the Alhambra1832 · confirmed 1/41832–1/4
- 14Astoria: Or, Anecdotes Of An Enterprise Beyond The Rocky Mountains1835 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/418352301/4
- 15The Crayon Miscellany1835 · confirmed 1/41835–1/4
- 16The Adventures of Captain Bonneville1837 · confirmed 1/41837–1/4
- 17The Life of Oliver Goldsmith1840 · confirmed 1/41840–1/4
- 18Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson1841 · confirmed 1/41841–1/4
- 19The Life of George Washington, Vol. 11855 · confirmed 1/41855–1/4
- 20The Life of George Washington, Vol. 21855 · confirmed 1/41855–1/4
- 21Wolfert's Roost1855 · confirmed 1/41855–1/4
- 22The Life of George Washington, Vol. 31856 · confirmed 1/41856–1/4
- 23The Life of George Washington, Vol. 41858 · confirmed 1/41858–1/4
- 24The Life of George Washington, Vol. 51859 · confirmed 1/41859–1/4
- 25Spanish Papers1868 · confirmed 1/41868–1/4
- 26A Century of Boys' Stories1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 27Old Christmas from the Sketch Book2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 282022–2/4
Washington Irving 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.
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27 books27 Washington Irving titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Washington Irving books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 28 Washington Irving books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Washington Irving
Start with Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle (1802), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Washington Irving book?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2022) is the newest Washington Irving book released so far.
Is there a new Washington Irving book coming?
No next Washington Irving book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Washington Irving at a glance
- Died
- Washington Irving died in 1859, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Washington Irving are still being published after Washington Irving's death in 1859; the newest appeared in 2022.
- Release pace
- Washington Irving books have appeared about one every 8 years on average.
- Length
- 1,160 pages across the 7 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 200 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Washington Irving books, 6 of 28, were published in the 1850s.
When Washington Irving books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Washington Irving titles appeared. 1820s was the most productive decade with 6 titles.
28 books total across 9 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Washington Irving books are about
5 of the 28 Washington Irving 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 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 3 of 5 books
- Ghosts 2 of 5 books
- Abbeys 1 of 5 books
- Abbotsford (Scotland) 1 of 5 books
- American Ghost stories 1 of 5 books
- American literature 1 of 5 books
- Americans 1 of 5 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 5 books
- Christmas 1 of 5 books
- Contributions in discoveries (in geography) 1 of 5 books
- Travel 1 of 5 books
- Description and travel. [from old catalog] 1 of 5 books