Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Complete English Tradesman | - | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 2 | The Master Mercury | - | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 3 | The Family Instructor | - | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 4 | A General History of the Pyrates | - | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 5 | A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain | - | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 6 | The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard | - | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 7 | A Plan of the English Commerce | - | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 8 | The Political History of the Devil | - | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 9 | The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell | 1904 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 10 | Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722 | 1997 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 11 | Chronicles and Characters of the Stock Exchange | 2008 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 12 | A Tour Through England and Wales - Volume I. | 2008 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 13 | Mother Ross | 2011 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 14 | A Treatise Concerning the Use and Abuse of the Marriage Bed | 2017 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 15 | Religious Courtship | 2018 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 16 | An Ecclesiastical History of Scotland | 2019 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
| 17 | The Storm | 2019 | Daniel Defoe | Buy |
Defoe’s non-fiction is as varied as his fiction. A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain is a detailed travel guide to early Georgian England and Scotland that historians still cite today. His writing on trade and commerce reflected his own experience as a merchant who went bankrupt more than once.
He also wrote about crime, the supernatural, and domestic life. The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard tells the story of a famous escaped prisoner, while The Political History of the Devil is exactly what it sounds like. These books show a writer who could turn almost any subject into readable, lively prose.