Walt Whitman Works Books in Order
Walt Whitman Works by Walt Whitman contains 38 books, published between 1842 and 2021. The first book is Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times (1842) and the newest is The World Below the Brine (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1842–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,933 in 28 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 49–73 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,933 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Walt Whitman Works collects 38 titles by the American poet, dated 1842 to 2021 across original publication and later editions. Leaves of Grass (1855) and Song of Myself (1856) anchor the collection, with the Civil War poems Drum Taps (1865) and Oh Captain! My Captain! (1865) beside them. Whitman also wrote fiction and prose: the novel Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate (1842), Life and Adventures of Jack Engle (1852), the health manual Manly Health and Training (1858) and the essays of Democratic Vistas (1871).
How many Walt Whitman Works books are there?
Walt Whitman Works has 38 books, released between 1842 and 2021.
Walt Whitman Works Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Walt Whitman Works 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.
- 1Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times1842 · 147 pages · confirmed 1/418421471/4
- 2Life and Adventures of Jack Engle1852 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/418521561/4
- 3Leaves of Grass1855 · confirmed 1/41855–1/4
- 4Song of Myself1856 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/41856801/4
- 5Manly Health and Training with Off-Hand Hints Towards Their Conditions1858 · confirmed 1/41858–1/4
- 6Oh Captain! My Captain!1865 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41865161/4
- 7Drum Taps1865 · 60 pages · confirmed 1/41865601/4
- 8When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer1865 · confirmed 1/41865–1/4
- 9Democratic Vistas: The Original Edition in Facsimile1871 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/418711431/4
- 10Democratic Vistas and Other Papers1871 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/418711841/4
- 11Civil War Poetry and Prose1872 · 90 pages · confirmed 1/41872901/4
- 12Specimen Days1882 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/418822901/4
- 13November Boughs1888 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/418881481/4
- 14Alone on the Beach at Night1892 · confirmed 1/41892–1/4
- 15An American Primer: With Facsimiles of the Original Manuscript1904 · 44 pages · confirmed 1/41904441/4
- 16The Gathering of the Forces1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 17Rivulets of Prose1928 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/419282261/4
- 18I Hear America Singing1966 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/41966951/4
- 19Lafayette in Brooklyn1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 20The Sleepers; A Poem1973 · 39 pages · confirmed 1/41973391/4
- 21Pictures: An Unpublished Poem Of Walt Whitman1977 · 37 pages · confirmed 1/41977371/4
- 22The half-breed, and other stories1978 · 129 pages · confirmed 1/419781291/4
- 23Memoranda during the War1988 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419881761/4
- 24I Sing The Body Electric1995 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/41995641/4
- 25Collect2004 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420041121/4
- 26The Mystic Poets2004 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/420041701/4
- 27Shooting Niagara: And After?2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 28Beat! Beat! Drums!2015 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/420151101/4
- 29Song of the Broad-Axe2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 30Chants Democratic2015 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42015401/4
- 31To a Pupil2015 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42015401/4
- 32Boston Town2015 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42015241/4
- 33The Poetry of the Future2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 34Somewhere Waiting: Song of Myself2018 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/42018881/4
- 35President Lincoln's Funeral Hymn2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 36Live Oak, with Moss2019 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420191921/4
- 37Brooklyn2019 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4201911/4
- 38The World Below the Brine2021 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42021321/4
Is there a chronological order for Walt Whitman Works?
No separate chronological order is on record for Walt Whitman Works, 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 Walt Whitman Works books in order?
You should read the Walt Whitman Works books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Walt Whitman Works book also stands alone.
Where to start with Walt Whitman Works
Start with Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times (1842), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Walt Whitman Works book?
The World Below the Brine (2021) is the newest Walt Whitman Works book released so far.
Is there a new Walt Whitman Works book coming?
No next Walt Whitman Works book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Walt Whitman Works at a glance
- Paused
- No new Walt Whitman Works title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Walt Whitman Works books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 2,933 pages across the 28 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 92 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Walt Whitman Works books, 11 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Walt Whitman Works books are about
19 of the 38 Walt Whitman Works 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 8 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Poetry 8 of 19 books
- Poets 3 of 19 books
- History 3 of 19 books
- Politics and government 3 of 19 books
- American literature 2 of 19 books
- Children's poetry 2 of 19 books
- Children's poetry, American 2 of 19 books
- Juvenile poetry 2 of 19 books
- New York (N.Y.) 2 of 19 books
- United States Civil War, 1861-1865 2 of 19 books
More books by Walt Whitman
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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