Pamphlets/Essays Books in Order
Pamphlets/Essays by Daniel Defoe contains 27 books, published between 1697 and 2019. The first book is An Essay upon Projects (1697) and the newest is An Account of the Proceedings Against the Rebels, and Other Prisoners, Tried Before the Lord Chief Justice Jefferies, and Other Judges, in the West of England, in 1685, for Taking Arms Under the Duke of Monmouth (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1697–2019
- Pages on record
- 1,148 in 6 of 27 books
Pamphlets/Essays groups 27 short prose works by Daniel Defoe. An Essay upon Projects (1697) is the earliest, and other pieces include Augusta Triumphans (1728), A Letter to the Dissenters (1731) and An Essay On The History And Reality Of Apparitions (1727). The collection also counts modern editions dated as late as 2019. Subject headings cover politics and government, economics and finance, English national character, social conditions in Great Britain and apparitions.
How many Pamphlets/Essays books are there?
Pamphlets/Essays has 27 books, released between 1697 and 2019.
Pamphlets/Essays Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Pamphlets/Essays 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.
- 1An Essay upon Projects1697 · 201 pages · confirmed 2/416972012/4
- 2Conjugal Lewdness, or Matrimonial Whoredom1727 · confirmed 2/41727–2/4
- 3An Essay On The History And Reality Of Apparitions1727 · 463 pages · confirmed 2/417274632/4
- 4Augusta Triumphans1728 · 70 pages · confirmed 2/41728702/4
- 5A Letter to the Dissenters1731 · confirmed 2/41731–2/4
- 6The True-Born Englishman and Other Writings1997 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/419972962/4
- 7An Essay on the Original of Literature2007 · 88 pages · confirmed 2/42007882/4
- 8And What if the Pretender Should Come? Or, some considerations of the advantages and real consequences of the Pretender's possessing the crown of Great-Britain.2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 9An essay upon loans2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 10The Defection Farther Consider'd2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 112011–2/4
- 12The Evident Advantages to Great Britain and Its Allies from the Approaching War2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 14The History of the Union Between England and Scotland2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 15Mere Nature Delineated2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 16The Judgment of Whole Kingdoms and Nations2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 17Faults on Both Sides, Or, an Essay Upon the Original Cause Progress and Mischievous Consequences of the Factions in This Nation2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 18An Essay at Removing National Prejudices Against a Union with Scotland. to Be Continued During the Treaty Here2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 19The History of the Kentish Petition2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 20The True-Born Englishman2017 · 30 pages · confirmed 2/42017302/4
- 21An Apology for the Army in a Short Essay on Fortitude, &C2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 22Memoirs of the Honourable Col. Andrew Newport2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 23The Villainy of Stock-Jobbers Detected, and the Causes of the Late Run Upon the Bank and Bankers Discovered and Considered2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 24Reflections Upon a Late Scandalous and Malicious Pamphlet Entitul'd, the Shortest Way with the Dissenters, or Proposals for the Establishment of the Church2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 25Vindication of the Honour and Justice of His Majesty's Government2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 26The Shortest Way with the Dissenters2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 272019–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Pamphlets/Essays?
No separate chronological order is on record for Pamphlets/Essays, 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 Pamphlets/Essays books in order?
You should read the Pamphlets/Essays books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Pamphlets/Essays book also stands alone.
Where to start with Pamphlets/Essays
Start with An Essay upon Projects (1697), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pamphlets/Essays book?
An Account of the Proceedings Against the Rebels, and Other Prisoners, Tried Before the Lord Chief Justice Jefferies, and Other Judges, in the West of England, in 1685, for Taking Arms Under the Duke of Monmouth (2019) is the newest Pamphlets/Essays book released so far.
Is there a new Pamphlets/Essays book coming?
No next Pamphlets/Essays book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pamphlets/Essays at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Pamphlets/Essays title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Pamphlets/Essays books have appeared about one every 12 years on average.
- Length
- 1,148 pages across the 6 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pamphlets/Essays books, 20 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
What the Pamphlets/Essays books are about
5 of the 27 Pamphlets/Essays books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: early works to 1800 is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Early works to 1800 3 of 5 books
- English National characteristics 2 of 5 books
- Poetry 2 of 5 books
- Politics and government 2 of 5 books
- Alphabet 1 of 5 books
- Apparitions 1 of 5 books
- British National characteristics 1 of 5 books
- Economic conditions 1 of 5 books
- Economics 1 of 5 books
- Écriture 1 of 5 books
- Finance 1 of 5 books
- Ghosts 1 of 5 books
More books by Daniel Defoe
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Daniel Defoe books in order 61 books


