Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lust for Life | 1934 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 2 | Adversary in the House | 1947 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 3 | Clarence Darrow for the Defence | 1949 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 4 | Immortal Wife | 1950 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 5 | The Passionate Journey | 1950 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 6 | The President’s Lady | 1952 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 7 | Love Is Eternal | 1955 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 8 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | 1961 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 9 | Those Who Love | 1966 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 10 | The Passions of the Mind | 1971 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 11 | The Greek Treasure | 1975 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 12 | The Origin | 1980 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 13 | Depths of Glory | 1985 | Irving Stone | Buy |
Irving Stone’s 13 standalone novels span over five decades, from Lust for Life (1934) to Depths of Glory (1985). Nearly all are biographical novels that dramatize the lives of real historical figures. Lust for Life tells Van Gogh’s story, The Agony and the Ecstasy brings Michelangelo to life, The Passions of the Mind follows Sigmund Freud, and The Origin dramatizes Charles Darwin’s work on evolution.
His other biographical novels cover political figures (Immortal Wife about Jessie Fremont, The President’s Lady about Rachel Jackson, Love Is Eternal about Mary Todd Lincoln) and artists (The Passionate Journey about John Noble, Depths of Glory about Camille Pissarro). Stone’s gift was making exhaustive historical research read like gripping fiction, turning complex real lives into compelling narratives that reached millions of readers.