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Booth Tarkington Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Booth Tarkington in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 63 books / 6 series

American novelist Booth Tarkington is best known for the Penrod series and *The Magnificent Ambersons*. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, his works captured early 20th-century life. This page lists Booth Tarkington’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

Books by Booth Tarkington in Publication Order

1899 The Gentleman from Indiana POoSN / 1 Buy
1900 Monsieur Beaucaire POoSN / 2 Buy
1901 Old Gray Eagle POoSN / 3 Buy
1902 The Two Vanrevels POoSN / 4 Buy
1903 Cherry POoSN / 5 Buy
1905 In the Arena POoNB / 1 Buy
1913 The Flirt POoSN / 6 Buy
1914 Penrod POoPB / 1 Buy
1915 The Man from Home POoSP / 1 Buy
1915 The Turmoil POoTGTB / 1 Buy
1916 Penrod and Sam POoPB / 2 Buy
1916 Seventeen POoSN / 7 Buy
1917 The Rich Man's War POoSN / 8 Buy
1918 Harlequin and Columbine POoSSC / 1 Buy
1918 The Magnificent Ambersons POoTGTB / 2 Buy
1919 Beasley's Christmas Party POoSN / 9 Buy
1919 The Beautiful Lady POoSN / 10 Buy
1919 Beauty and the Jacobin POoSN / 11 Buy
1919 The Conquest of Canaan POoSN / 12 Buy
1919 The Gibson Upright POoSN / 13 Buy
1919 The Guest of Quesnay POoSN / 14 Buy
1919 His Own People POoSN / 15 Buy
1920 Neither Dead nor Sleeping POoSN / 16 Buy
1921 Alice Adams POoSN / 17 Buy
1922 The Works of Booth Tarkington ... POoSSC / 2 Buy
1922 Gentle Julia POoSN / 18 Buy
1923 The Collector's Whatnot POoNB / 2 Buy
1923 The Fascinating Stranger and Other Stories POoSSC / 3 Buy
1924 Just Princeton POoNB / 3 Buy
1925 Women POoSN / 19 Buy
1926 Strack selections from Booth Tarkington's stories, POoSSC / 4 Buy
1926 About Fred C. Kelly, author of Kellygrams POoSN / 20 Buy
1927 The Plutocrat POoSN / 21 Buy
1928 The World Does Move POoNB / 4 Buy
1928 Claire Ambler POoSN / 22 Buy
1929 Penrod Jashber POoPB / 3 Buy
1929 Young Mrs. Greeley POoSN / 23 Buy
1929 Ramsey Milholland POoSN / 24 Buy
1932 Mary's Neck POoSN / 25 Buy
1932 Wanton Mally POoSN / 26 Buy
1933 Presenting Lily Mars POoSN / 27 Buy
1934 Little Orvie POoSN / 28 Buy
1935 Mr. White, The red barn, Hell, and Bridewater, POoSSC / 5 Buy
1939 Some Old Portraits POoNB / 5 Buy
1941 The Fighting Littles POoSN / 29 Buy
1942 To the Girls and Boys of Indianapolis POoSN / 30 Buy
1943 Kate Fennigate POoSN / 31 Buy
1944 Booth Tarkington on Dogs POoNB / 6 Buy
1945 An Open Letter from Booth Tarkington POoNB / 7 Buy
1945 Lady Hamilton and Her Nelson POoSN / 32 Buy
1947 The Showpiece POoSN / 33 Buy
1948 Image of Josephine POoSN / 34 Buy
1949 Your Amiable Uncle POoNB / 8 Buy
1959 On Plays, Playwrights, And Playgoers POoNB / 9 Buy
1969 Looking Forward And Others. POoNB / 10 Buy
1974 Dr. Panofsky and Mr. Tarkington: An Exchange of Letters, 1938-1946(With: Erwin Panofsky,Richard Ludwig) POoNB / 11 Buy
1984 Stories POoSSC / 6 Buy
2004 Mrs. Protheroe POoSN / 35 Buy
2020 The Trysting Place POoSP / 2 Buy
2020 Midlander POoTGTB / 3 Buy
2020 Bimbo, the Pirate ; POoSP / 3 Buy
2020 How's your Health? POoSP / 4 Buy
2020 Mister Antonio; POoSP / 5 Buy

Complete Booth Tarkington Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Penrod Reading Order 3 books / 1914-1929
01 Penrod 1914 Buy
02 Penrod and Sam 1916 Buy
03 Penrod Jashber 1929 Buy
The Growth Trilogy Reading Order 3 books / 1915-2020
01 The Turmoil 1915 Buy
02 The Magnificent Ambersons 1918 Buy
03 Midlander 2020 Buy
01 Harlequin and Columbine 1918 Buy
02 The Works of Booth Tarkington ... 1922 Buy
03 The Fascinating Stranger and Other Stories 1923 Buy
04 Strack selections from Booth Tarkington's stories, 1926 Buy
05 Mr. White, The red barn, Hell, and Bridewater, 1935 Buy
06 Stories 1984 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 35 books / 1899-2004
01 The Gentleman from Indiana 1899 Buy
02 Monsieur Beaucaire 1900 Buy
03 Old Gray Eagle 1901 Buy
04 The Two Vanrevels 1902 Buy
05 Cherry 1903 Buy
06 The Flirt 1913 Buy
07 Seventeen 1916 Buy
08 The Rich Man's War 1917 Buy
09 Beasley's Christmas Party 1919 Buy
10 The Beautiful Lady 1919 Buy
11 Beauty and the Jacobin 1919 Buy
12 The Conquest of Canaan 1919 Buy
13 The Gibson Upright 1919 Buy
14 The Guest of Quesnay 1919 Buy
15 His Own People 1919 Buy
16 Neither Dead nor Sleeping 1920 Buy
17 Alice Adams 1921 Buy
18 Gentle Julia 1922 Buy
19 Women 1925 Buy
20 About Fred C. Kelly, author of Kellygrams 1926 Buy
21 The Plutocrat 1927 Buy
22 Claire Ambler 1928 Buy
23 Young Mrs. Greeley 1929 Buy
24 Ramsey Milholland 1929 Buy
25 Mary's Neck 1932 Buy
26 Wanton Mally 1932 Buy
27 Presenting Lily Mars 1933 Buy
28 Little Orvie 1934 Buy
29 The Fighting Littles 1941 Buy
30 To the Girls and Boys of Indianapolis 1942 Buy
31 Kate Fennigate 1943 Buy
32 Lady Hamilton and Her Nelson 1945 Buy
33 The Showpiece 1947 Buy
34 Image of Josephine 1948 Buy
35 Mrs. Protheroe 2004 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 11 books / 1905-1974
01 In the Arena 1905 Buy
02 The Collector's Whatnot 1923 Buy
03 Just Princeton 1924 Buy
04 The World Does Move 1928 Buy
05 Some Old Portraits 1939 Buy
06 Booth Tarkington on Dogs 1944 Buy
07 An Open Letter from Booth Tarkington 1945 Buy
08 Your Amiable Uncle 1949 Buy
09 On Plays, Playwrights, And Playgoers 1959 Buy
10 Looking Forward And Others. 1969 Buy
11 Dr. Panofsky and Mr. Tarkington: An Exchange of Letters, 1938-1946(With: Erwin Panofsky,Richard Ludwig) 1974 Buy
Standalone Plays Reading Order 5 books / 1915-2020
01 The Man from Home 1915 Buy
02 The Trysting Place 2020 Buy
03 Bimbo, the Pirate ; 2020 Buy
04 How's your Health? 2020 Buy
05 Mister Antonio; 2020 Buy

Where to start with Booth Tarkington

What is the best order to read Booth Tarkington books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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