Georg Ebers books in order
German egyptologist and novelist
- Lived
- 1837–1898
- Country
- German Reich
- Books
- 23
Georg Ebers published 14 novels, 3 novellas, 2 non-fiction books and 4 other books, beginning with The Daughter of an Egyptian King (1868). The best-known is Cleopatra (1894).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Georg Ebers
Standalone novels in order
Uarda (1876)
Homo Sum (1878)
The Sisters (1879)
The Bride of the Nile (1880)
The Burgomaster's Wife (1882)
Serapis (1885)
A Word, Only a Word (1888)
Joshua: A Biblical Picture; and the Burgomaster's Wife, a Romance (1889)
The Elixir, and Other Tales (1890)
Per Aspera, a Thorny Path (1892)
The Story of My Life from Childhood to Manhood (1893)
Cleopatra (1894)
In the Fire of the Forge: A Romance of Old Nuremberg (1895)
Barbara Blomberg (1897)
Novellas in order
The Daughter of an Egyptian King (1868)
The Emperor: A Romance (1880)
In the Blue Pike - Complete (1896)
Non-fiction in order
Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque (1878)
Richard Lepsius (1885)
Other books in order
Emperor and Serapis (1880)
A Question: The Idyl of a Picture by His Friend Alma Tadema (1881)
Lorenz Alma Tadema (1886)
The Hellenic Portraits from the Fayum at Present in the Collection of Herr Graf (1893)
Free to read
All free classicsThe Historical Romances of Georg Ebers
An Egyptian Princess — Complete
A Thorny Path — Complete
The Story of My Life — Complete
The Emperor — Complete
Richard Lepsius, a biography
Barbara Blomberg — Complete
Serapis — Complete
Margery (Gred)
The Sisters — Complete
Arachne — Complete
In the Fire of the Forge
Joshua — Complete
The Historical Novels of Georg Ebers
About Georg Ebers
Georg Moritz Ebers was a German Egyptologist and novelist. He is best known for his purchase of the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest Egyptian medical documents in the world.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Georg Ebers FAQ
- How many books has Georg Ebers written?
- Georg Ebers published 14 novels, 3 novellas, 2 non-fiction books and 4 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Georg Ebers's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Cleopatra.
- What is Georg Ebers's last book?
- Barbara Blomberg (1897).
- What is Georg Ebers's most famous book?
- Cleopatra (1894) is Georg Ebers's most widely read book.
- Can I read Georg Ebers's books for free?
- Yes. 30 books by Georg Ebers are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.