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J.M. Barrie Books in Order

Find every J.M. Barrie book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 44 books / 8 series

Scottish author J.M. Barrie is best known for creating the beloved character Peter Pan. His works have achieved lasting literary legacy, with *Peter and Wendy* adapted into countless films and stage productions. This page provides the J.M. Barrie books in order, including both chronological publication order and the series reading order for his Peter Pan works.

All J.M. Barrie Books in Chronological Order

1887 Better Dead POoSN / 1 Buy
1888 Auld Licht Idylls POoTB / 1 Buy
1890 My Lady Nicotine POoSN / 2 Buy
1891 Ibsen's Ghost POoP / 1 Buy
1891 The Little Minister POoTB / 2 Buy
1892 A Holiday in Bed POoSS / 1 Buy
1892 Window in Thrums POoTB / 3 Buy
1893 A Tillyloss Scandal POoSS / 2 Buy
1893 Jane Annie Or, the Good Conduct Prize POoP / 2 Buy
1893 Two of Them POoSN / 3 Buy
1893 A Lady's Shoe POoP / 3 Buy
1896 Margaret Ogilvy, And Others POoNB / 1 Buy
1896 Sentimental Tommy POoSTB / 1 Buy
1900 Tommy and Grizel POoSTB / 2 Buy
1901 The Boy Castaways of Black Lake Island POoCB / 1 Buy
1902 The Little White Bird POoPPB / 1 Buy
1902 The Admirable Crichton POoSS / 3 Buy
1902 Quality Street POoSS / 4 Buy
1904 Peter Pan POoPPB / 2 Buy
1905 Alice Sit by the Fire POoP / 4 Buy
1906 Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens POoPPB / 3 Buy
1908 What Every Woman Knows POoP / 5 Buy
1911 Peter and Wendy POoPPB / 4 Buy
1914 Pantaloon POoP / 6 Buy
1914 The Will POoP / 7 Buy
1914 Rosalind POoP / 8 Buy
1916 A Kiss for Cinderella POoSN / 4 Buy
1917 Dear Brutus POoSS / 5 Buy
1918 Echoes of the War POoP / 9 Buy
1922 Courage POoP / 10 Buy
1924 Mary Rose A Play In Three Acts POoP / 11 Buy
1925 Margaret Ogilvy POoSS / 6 Buy
1926 The Representative Plays by J. M. Barrie POoP / 12 Buy
1927 When a Man's Single POoSN / 5 Buy
1937 The Greenwood Hat Being a Memoir of James Anon 1885-1887 POoNB / 2 Buy
1942 The Twelve-Pound Look and Other Plays POoP / 13 Buy
1975 Dear Brutus, And Other Plays POoP / 14 Buy
1975 What Every Woman Knows, And Other Plays POoP / 15 Buy
1994 Peter Pan/Grow Up, Peter Pan!: A Classic Tale POoPPB / 5 Buy
2000 Shall We Join the Ladies? and Other One-Act Plays POoP / 16 Buy
2013 The Earliest Plays of J. M. Barrie POoP / 17 Buy
2015 Sir James M. Barrie's Challenge to Youth POoNB / 3 Buy
2017 Short Works of James Matthew Barrie POoSS / 7 Buy
2018 An Edinburgh Eleven and Better Dead POoNB / 4 Buy

J.M. Barrie Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Sentimental Tommy 1896 Buy
02 Tommy and Grizel 1900 Buy
01 A Holiday in Bed 1892 Buy
02 A Tillyloss Scandal 1893 Buy
03 The Admirable Crichton 1902 Buy
04 Quality Street 1902 Buy
05 Dear Brutus 1917 Buy
06 Margaret Ogilvy 1925 Buy
07 Short Works of James Matthew Barrie 2017 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1887-1927
01 Better Dead 1887 Buy
02 My Lady Nicotine 1890 Buy
03 Two of Them 1893 Buy
04 A Kiss for Cinderella 1916 Buy
05 When a Man's Single 1927 Buy
Thrums Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1888-1892
01 Auld Licht Idylls 1888 Buy
02 The Little Minister 1891 Buy
03 Window in Thrums 1892 Buy
Plays Books in Reading Order 17 books / 1891-2013
01 Ibsen's Ghost 1891 Buy
02 Jane Annie Or, the Good Conduct Prize 1893 Buy
03 A Lady's Shoe 1893 Buy
04 Alice Sit by the Fire 1905 Buy
05 What Every Woman Knows 1908 Buy
06 Pantaloon 1914 Buy
07 The Will 1914 Buy
08 Rosalind 1914 Buy
09 Echoes of the War 1918 Buy
10 Courage 1922 Buy
11 Mary Rose A Play In Three Acts 1924 Buy
12 The Representative Plays by J. M. Barrie 1926 Buy
13 The Twelve-Pound Look and Other Plays 1942 Buy
14 Dear Brutus, And Other Plays 1975 Buy
15 What Every Woman Knows, And Other Plays 1975 Buy
16 Shall We Join the Ladies? and Other One-Act Plays 2000 Buy
17 The Earliest Plays of J. M. Barrie 2013 Buy
01 Margaret Ogilvy, And Others 1896 Buy
02 The Greenwood Hat Being a Memoir of James Anon 1885-1887 1937 Buy
03 Sir James M. Barrie's Challenge to Youth 2015 Buy
04 An Edinburgh Eleven and Better Dead 2018 Buy
01 The Boy Castaways of Black Lake Island 1901 Buy
Peter Pan Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1902-1994
01 The Little White Bird 1902 Buy
02 Peter Pan 1904 Buy
03 Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens 1906 Buy
04 Peter and Wendy 1911 Buy
05 Peter Pan/Grow Up, Peter Pan!: A Classic Tale 1994 Buy

Where to start with J.M. Barrie

What is the best order to read J.M. Barrie 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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