John Milton Poetry and Prose Books in Order

John Milton Poetry and Prose by John Milton contains 21 books, published between 1629 and 2017. The first book is On the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1629) and the newest is Milton's Tractate on Education (Short Story) (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1629–2017
Pages on record
4,651 in 9 of 21 books

John Milton Poetry and Prose gathers 21 of John Milton's poems and prose tracts. The earliest piece is On the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1629), followed by On Shakespeare (1630), L'Allegro and Il Penseroso (1632) and Lycidas (1638). The prose includes Of Reformation (1641), Tetrachordon (1645) and Eikonoklastes (1649). Church history, episcopacy, freedom of the press and Paradise Lost appear among the listed subjects.

How many John Milton Poetry and Prose books are there?

John Milton Poetry and Prose has 21 books, released between 1629 and 2017.

John Milton Poetry and Prose Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 John Milton Poetry and Prose 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. 1
    On the Morning of Christ's Nativity1629 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1629228
  2. 2
    On Shakespeare1630 · 577 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1630577
  3. 3
    Il Penseroso (Short Story)1632 · confirmed 1/4
    1632
  4. 4
    L'Allegro (Short Story)1632 · confirmed 1/4
    1632
  5. 5
    Lycidas (Short Story)1638 · confirmed 1/4
    1638
  6. 6
    Of Reformation1641 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1641318
  7. 7
    Areopagitica1644 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1644528
  8. 81645
  9. 9
    Tetrachordon1645 · confirmed 1/4
    1645
  10. 11
    Eikonoklastes1649 · confirmed 1/4
    1649
  11. 121649
  12. 131652
  13. 14
    Paradise Lost1667 · 506 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1667506
  14. 15
    Paradise Regained (Short Story)1671 · 59 pages · confirmed 1/4
    167159
  15. 16
    Samson Agonistes1671 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1671240
  16. 17
    The Complete Poems1673 · 982 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1673982
  17. 181673
  18. 19
    Arcades1673 · confirmed 1/4
    1673
  19. 201934
  20. 21
    The Riverside Milton1976 · 1213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19761213
  21. 222017

Is there a chronological order for John Milton Poetry and Prose?

No separate chronological order is on record for John Milton Poetry and Prose, 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 John Milton Poetry and Prose books in order?

You should read the John Milton Poetry and Prose books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each John Milton Poetry and Prose book also stands alone.

Where to start with John Milton Poetry and Prose

Start with On the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1629), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Milton Poetry and Prose book?

Milton's Tractate on Education (Short Story) (2017) is the newest John Milton Poetry and Prose book released so far.

Is there a new John Milton Poetry and Prose book coming?

No next John Milton Poetry and Prose book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

John Milton Poetry and Prose at a glance

No recent titles
The newest John Milton Poetry and Prose title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
John Milton Poetry and Prose books have appeared about one every 19 years on average.
Length
4,651 pages across the 9 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 506 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Milton Poetry and Prose books, 6 of 21, were published in the 1640s.

What the John Milton Poetry and Prose books are about

8 of the 21 John Milton Poetry and Prose books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Poetry 5 of 8 books
  • Bible, history of biblical events, poetry 2 of 8 books

More books by John Milton

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