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Reading order

Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections Books in Order

This page lists the complete Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections reading order by Neil Gaiman, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 33 books / 1888-2018

Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections Reading Order

01 Plain Tales from the Hills(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1888 Buy
02 The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1888 Buy
03 Life's Handicap(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1891 Buy
04 Barrack-Room Ballads(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1893 Buy
05 Many Inventions(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1893 Buy
06 The Day's Work(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1898 Buy
07 Soldiers Three(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1899 Buy
08 Indian Tales(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1899 Buy
09 Just So Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1902 Buy
10 The Five Nations(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1903 Buy
11 Traffics and Discoveries(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1904 Buy
12 Actions and Reactions(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1909 Buy
13 Sea Warfare(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1916 Buy
14 A Diversity of Creatures(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1917 Buy
15 The Eyes of Asia(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1919 Buy
16 Rudyard Kipling's Verse(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1923 Buy
17 The Man Who Was(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1924 Buy
18 Debits And Credits(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1926 Buy
19 Limits And Renewals(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1932 Buy
20 All The Mowgli Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1933 Buy
21 Phantoms and Fantasies(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1965 Buy
22 Complete Verse(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1972 Buy
23 Kiplings Science Fiction(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1987 Buy
24 The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1987 Buy
25 Kipling's Fantasy Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1992 Buy
26 The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1994 Buy
27 Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling(By: Rudyard Kipling) 1999 Buy
28 The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales(By: Rudyard Kipling) 2000 Buy
29 The Elephant, The Hare And The Black Cobra(By: Rudyard Kipling) 2003 Buy
30 Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages(By: Rudyard Kipling) 2005 Buy
31 Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy(With: Rudyard Kipling,Stephen Jones) 2008 Buy
32 Ten Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) 2017 Buy
33 The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle Book(By: Rudyard Kipling) 2018 Buy

Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections Books by Publication Order

1888 Plain Tales from the Hills(By: Rudyard Kipling) #1
1888 The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) #2
1891 Life's Handicap(By: Rudyard Kipling) #3
1893 Barrack-Room Ballads(By: Rudyard Kipling) #4
1893 Many Inventions(By: Rudyard Kipling) #5
1898 The Day's Work(By: Rudyard Kipling) #6
1899 Soldiers Three(By: Rudyard Kipling) #7
1899 Indian Tales(By: Rudyard Kipling) #8
1902 Just So Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) #9
1903 The Five Nations(By: Rudyard Kipling) #10
1904 Traffics and Discoveries(By: Rudyard Kipling) #11
1909 Actions and Reactions(By: Rudyard Kipling) #12
1916 Sea Warfare(By: Rudyard Kipling) #13
1917 A Diversity of Creatures(By: Rudyard Kipling) #14
1919 The Eyes of Asia(By: Rudyard Kipling) #15
1923 Rudyard Kipling's Verse(By: Rudyard Kipling) #16
1924 The Man Who Was(By: Rudyard Kipling) #17
1926 Debits And Credits(By: Rudyard Kipling) #18
1932 Limits And Renewals(By: Rudyard Kipling) #19
1933 All The Mowgli Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) #20
1965 Phantoms and Fantasies(By: Rudyard Kipling) #21
1972 Complete Verse(By: Rudyard Kipling) #22
1987 Kiplings Science Fiction(By: Rudyard Kipling) #23
1987 The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling(By: Rudyard Kipling) #24
1992 Kipling's Fantasy Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) #25
1994 The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling(By: Rudyard Kipling) #26
1999 Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling(By: Rudyard Kipling) #27
2000 The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales(By: Rudyard Kipling) #28
2003 The Elephant, The Hare And The Black Cobra(By: Rudyard Kipling) #29
2005 Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages(By: Rudyard Kipling) #30
2008 Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy(With: Rudyard Kipling,Stephen Jones) #31
2017 Ten Stories(By: Rudyard Kipling) #32
2018 The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle Book(By: Rudyard Kipling) #33

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections reading order?

The Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections books are there?

This catalog currently lists 33 Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections books published across 1888-2018.

Who writes the Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections books?

Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections is listed as a book series by Neil Gaiman.

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