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Bridgerton Reading Order

Bridgerton by Julia Quinn has 8 main books (2000–2006), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with The Duke and I (2000) and read the numbered books in order.

By Julia Quinn

Bridgerton books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    The Duke and I

    2000 · 432 pages

    7 h 34 min
  2. #2

    The Viscount Who Loved Me

    2000 · 392 pages

    6 h 52 min
  3. #3

    An Offer from a Gentleman

    2001 · 400 pages

    7 h
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  5. #4

    Romancing Mister Bridgerton

    2002 · 396 pages

    6 h 56 min
  6. #5

    To Sir Phillip, With Love

    2003 · 384 pages

    6 h 43 min
  7. #6

    When He Was Wicked

    2004 · 400 pages

    7 h
  8. #7

    It's in His Kiss

    2005 · 368 pages

    6 h 27 min
  9. #8

    On the Way to the Wedding

    2006 · 402 pages

    7 h 2 min
  10. Companion

    The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After

    2013

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Main books together: 3,174 pages, about 55 h 34 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Bridgerton: common questions

How many books are in the Bridgerton series?
There are 8 main books in Bridgerton, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is On the Way to the Wedding (2006).
What order should I read Bridgerton in?
Read Bridgerton in its numbered order: The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me, An Offer from a Gentleman, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, and so on.
What is the first Bridgerton book?
The first book is The Duke and I by Julia Quinn, published in 2000.
How long does it take to read the whole Bridgerton series?
The 8 main books add up to about 3,174 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 55½ hours of reading, or about 112 days at 30 minutes a day.
Do I need to read the Bridgerton novellas?
The 1 novella or companion book (The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.

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