Louis Bromfield books in order
American author and conservationist
- Lived
- 1896–1956
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 28
- Series
- 1
Louis Bromfield published 23 novels, 1 short story collection and 4 non-fiction books, beginning with The Green Bay Tree (1924). The series is Escape (4 books, starting with The Green Bay Tree). The best-known is Mrs. Parkington (1943).
Updated September 2026
Escape books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Green Bay Tree (1924) · 2 Possession (1925) · 3 Early Autumn (1926) · 4 A Good Woman (1927)
- 1.
The Green Bay Tree (Mar 1924)
- 2.
Possession (Sep 1925)
- 3.
Early Autumn (Oct 1926)
- 4.
A Good Woman (1927)
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Mrs. Parkington
Louis Bromfield's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
The Strange Case of Miss Annie Spragg (Sep 1928)
Twenty-four Hours (1930)
A Modern Hero (1932)
The Farm (1933)
Here Today and Gone Tomorrow (1934)
The Man Who Had Everything (1935)
DER GROSSE REGAN Roman (1937)
It Takes All Kinds (1938)
Night in Bombay (1940)
Wild Is the River (1941)
Mrs. Parkington (1943)
What Became of Anna Bolton (1943)
The World We Live In (1944)
Colorado (1947)
Awake and Rehearse (1948)
Out of the Earth (1948)
The Wild Country (1948)
Mr. Smith (1951)
Animals and Other People (1955)
Short story collections in order
A Bromfield Galaxy (1957)
Non-fiction in order
Pleasant Valley (1945)
Malabar Farm (1948)
A New Pattern for a Tired World (1954)
From My Experience (1955)
About Louis Bromfield
Louis Bromfield was an American writer and conservationist. A bestselling novelist in the 1920s, he reinvented himself as a farmer in the late 1930s and became one of the earliest proponents of sustainable and organic agriculture in the United States. He won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1927 for Early Autumn, founded the experimental Malabar Farm near Mansfield, Ohio, and played an important role in the early environmental movement.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Louis Bromfield FAQ
- How many books has Louis Bromfield written?
- Louis Bromfield published 23 novels, 1 short story collection and 4 non-fiction books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Louis Bromfield's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Escape with The Green Bay Tree. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Louis Bromfield's last book?
- A Bromfield Galaxy (1957).
- What is Louis Bromfield's most famous book?
- Mrs. Parkington (1943) is Louis Bromfield's most widely read book.
- Are Louis Bromfield's books connected?
- 4 books belong to 1 series (Escape); the other 24 books stand alone.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.