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Jan Morris Travel Books in Order

Jan Morris Travel by Jan Morris contains 35 books, published between 1957 and 2021. The first book is Sultan in Oman (1957) and the newest is Allegorizings (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
35
Published
1957–2021
Pages on record
4,551 in 21 of 35 books
Reading time
76–114 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,551 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 35 titles with a page count on record.

See all 35 books in order Printable Jan Morris Travel checklist

Jan Morris Travel gathers 35 books of travel writing by Jan Morris, who lived from 1926 to 2020. Sultan in Oman (1957) and The Hashemite Kings (1959) start the run, and one-word titles follow for cities and collections alike: Venice, Cities, Oxford, Places, Travels, Destinations. Description of place, history, and kings and rulers carry the whole set, which reaches Allegorizings in 2021 at a median of 173 pages.

How many Jan Morris Travel books are there?

Jan Morris Travel has 35 books, released between 1957 and 2021.

Jan Morris Travel Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 Jan Morris Travel 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 Sultan in Oman by Jan Morris, book 1 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1957)
  2. Cover of Travels by Jan Morris, book 8 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1976)
  3. Cover of Journeys by Jan Morris, book 11 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1984)
  4. Cover of Scotland by Jan Morris, book 14 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1986)
  5. Cover of Over Europe by Jan Morris, book 17 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1991)
  6. Cover of O Canada by Jan Morris, book 18 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1992)
  7. Cover of Sydney by Jan Morris, book 19 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1992)
  8. Cover of From the Four Corners by Jan Morris, book 22 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1995)
  9. Cover of Fifty Years of Europe: An Album by Jan Morris, book 23 of the Jan Morris Travel series (1997)
  10. Cover of Churches and Cathedrals of London by Jan Morris, book 25 of the Jan Morris Travel series (2001)
  11. Cover of Off the Beaten Track by Jan Morris, book 29 of the Jan Morris Travel series (2004)
  12. Cover of Battleship Yamato by Jan Morris, book 34 of the Jan Morris Travel series (2018)
  1. 1
    Sultan in Oman1957 · 166 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957166
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  2. 2
    The Hashemite Kings1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  3. 3
    Venice1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  4. 4
    Cities1963 · 375 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963375
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  5. 5
    Oxford1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  6. 6
    The Great Port1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  7. 7
    Places1972 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972186
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  8. 8
    Travels1976 · 155 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976155
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  9. 9
    Destinations1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  10. 10
    Stones of Empire1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  11. 11
    Journeys1984 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984173
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  12. 12
    The Matter of Wales1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  13. 13
    Among The Cities1985 · 410 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985410
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  14. 14
    Scotland1986 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986158
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  15. 15
    Hong Kong1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  16. 16
    Ireland1990 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990160
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  17. 17
    Over Europe1991 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991288
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  18. 18
    O Canada1992 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992173
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  19. 19
    Sydney1992 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992256
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  20. 20
    Locations1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  21. 21
    Living in a Dream1993 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993180
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  22. 22
    From the Four Corners1995 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199588
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  23. 23
    Fifty Years of Europe: An Album1997 · 366 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997366
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  24. 24
    Europe1997 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997384
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  25. 25
    Churches and Cathedrals of London2001 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001160
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  26. 26
    Trieste and The Meaning of Nowhere2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  27. 27
    Coast to Coast2002 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002256
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  28. 28
    The World: Travels 1950-20002003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  29. 29
    Off the Beaten Track2004 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004144
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  30. 30
    Spain2008 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008160
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  31. 31
    The Market of Seleukia2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  32. 32
    South African Winter2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  33. 33
    Contact!2010 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010202
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  34. 34
    Battleship Yamato2018 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018111
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  35. 35
    Allegorizings2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for Jan Morris Travel?

No separate chronological order is on record for Jan Morris Travel, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Jan Morris Travel books in order?

You should read the Jan Morris Travel books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Jan Morris Travel book also stands alone.

Where to start with Jan Morris Travel

Start with Sultan in Oman (1957), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jan Morris Travel book?

Allegorizings (2021) is the newest Jan Morris Travel book released so far.

Is there a new Jan Morris Travel book coming?

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

Jan Morris Travel at a glance

Paused
No new Jan Morris Travel title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Jan Morris Travel books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,551 pages across the 21 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 173 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jan Morris Travel books, 9 of 35, were published in the 1990s.

What the Jan Morris Travel books are about

19 of the 35 Jan Morris Travel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: travel is tagged on 10 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Travel 10 of 19 books
  • Journeys 3 of 19 books
  • Morris, jan, 1926- 3 of 19 books
  • Europe, description and travel 2 of 19 books
  • History 2 of 19 books

More books by Jan Morris

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.