Rudyard Kipling books in order
English writer and poet
- Lived
- 1865–1936
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 103
Rudyard Kipling published 10 novels, 8 novellas, 42 short story collections, 9 non-fiction books, 8 children's books, 15 poetry collections and 11 other books, beginning with Plain Tales from the Hills (1888). The best-known is The Jungle Books (1893).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Rudyard Kipling
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The Jungle Books
Rudyard Kipling's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Letters of Marque (1890)
The Light That Failed (1891)
the Naulahka, a Story of West and East (1892)
Captains Courageous (1897)
Stalky & Co (1899)
Kim (1901)
Actions and Reactions (1909)
A School History of England (1911)
Maugham's Choice of Kipling's Best (1953)
The Book of Fantasy (1977)
Novellas in order
The Man Who Would Be King (1888)
The Story of the Gadsbys (1888)
American Notes (1890)
The Courting of Dinah Shadd (1890)
The Drums of the Fore and Aft (1898)
The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney (1899)
They (1904)
The Maltese Cat (1936)
Short story collections in order
In Black and White (1888)
Plain Tales from the Hills (1888)
Under the Deodars (1888)
Indian Tales (1890)
Mine Own People (1890)
Wee Willie Winkie (1890)
The Jungle Books (1893)
The Jungle Book (1894)
The Works of Rudyard Kipling (1894)
Soldiers Three (1895)
The Second Jungle Book (1895)
Life's Handicap (1896)
Soldier Stories (1896)
Soldier Tales (1896)
Mulvaney Stories (1897)
The Day's Work (1898)
Just So Stories (1902)
Puck of Pook's Hill (1906)
Stories of the Jungle (1908)
Abaft the Funnel (1909)
Rewards and Fairies (1910)
The Eyes of Asia (1916)
A Diversity of Creatures (1917)
The Best Ghost Stories (1919)
Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls (1923)
Debits and Credits (1926)
Selected Stories (1929)
Thy Servant a Dog (1930)
Limits and Renewals (1932)
All the Mowgli Stories (1933)
Collected Dog Stories (1934)
Tales of India (1935)
Kipling (1956)
Understanding Fiction (1959)
The Rinehart Book of Short Stories (1963)
Nursing Stories (1979)
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror (1979)
Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror (1982)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century (1983)
Chamber of Horrors (1984)
Tales from The Jungle Book (1985)
Non-fiction in order
Out of India (1895)
The City of Dreadful Night (1899)
The New Army in Training (1910)
The Fringes of the Fleet (1915)
Sea Warfare (1916)
Letters of Travel (1920)
A Book of Words (1928)
Something of Myself (1937)
Children's books in order
Rikki-Tikki Tavi (Chuck Jones Classic) (1893)
How the Whale Got His Throat (1897)
How the Camel Got His Hump (1898)
Wee Willie Winkie, Under the Deodars, the Phantom 'rickshaw, and Other Stories (1898)
The Elephant's Child (1900)
How the Leopard Got His Spots (1901)
The Brushwood Boy (1905)
The Cat That Walked by Himself (1924)
Poetry in order
Barrack-Room Ballads (1890)
The Seven Seas (1896)
Recessional (1897)
The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling (1897)
Poems and Ballads (1899)
The Five Nations (1903)
Collected Verse (1907)
Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling (1907)
A Song of the English (1909)
Barrack-room Ballads and Departmental Ditties (1909)
Songs from Books (1912)
The Irish Guards in the Great War (1918)
The Years Between (1919)
verse (1919)
Departmental Ditties and Other Verses, Vol. I (1929)
Other books in order
Ballads and Barrack-room Ballads: And Barrack-room Ballads (1893)
Verses 1889-1896 (1897)
A Fleet in (1898)
With the Night Mail (1905)
Wee Willie Winkie. the City of Dreadful Night. American Notes (1909)
Hymn Before Action (1914)
France at War (1915)
From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Volume Ii (1924)
Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Scout Masters (1924)
Songs for Youth (1924)
Animal Friends and Adventures (1960)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975)Film · from The Man Who Would Be King
- The Light That Failed (1916)Film · from The Light That Failed
- The Light That Failed (1923)Film · from The Light That Failed
- The Light That Failed (1939)Film · from The Light That Failed
- Jungle Book (1942)Film · from The Jungle Book
- The Jungle Book (1967)Film · from The Jungle Book
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003)Film · from The Jungle Book
- The Jungle Book (2016)Film · from The Jungle Book
- Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994)Film · from The Second Jungle Book
- Captains Courageous (1937)Film · from Captains Courageous
- Kim (1950)Film · from Kim
- Kim (1984)TV · from Kim
Free to read
All free classicsThe Kipling Reader
The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 1 (of 2)
Index for Works of Rudyard Kipling
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II
The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 2 (of 2)
Traffics and Discoveries
Departmental ditties and Ballads and Barrack-room ballads
The Bridge-Builders
About Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an Indian journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Rudyard Kipling FAQ
- How many books has Rudyard Kipling written?
- Rudyard Kipling published 10 novels, 8 novellas, 42 short story collections, 9 non-fiction books, 8 children's books, 15 poetry collections and 11 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Rudyard Kipling's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Jungle Books.
- What is Rudyard Kipling's last book?
- Something of Myself (1937).
- What is Rudyard Kipling's most famous book?
- The Jungle Books (1893) is Rudyard Kipling's most widely read book.
- Which Rudyard Kipling books have been adapted?
- 6 books have been adapted for film or TV, including The Man Who Would Be King (film, 1975), The Light That Failed (film, 1916), The Jungle Book (as Jungle Book, film, 1942) and The Second Jungle Book (as Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, film, 1994).
- Can I read Rudyard Kipling's books for free?
- Yes. 33 books by Rudyard Kipling 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.