Reading order
44 Scotland Street reading order
- 44 Scotland Street2004
- Espresso Tales2004
- Love over Scotland2006
- The World According to Bertie2007
- The Unbearable Lightness of Scones2008
- The Importance of Being Seven2010
- 6 volumes
- Volumes
- 2004–2010
- Published
- about 40 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
Quick answer
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Publication order
6 volumes2004–2010Completed
A plan for the whole series
6 volumes, 2,076 pages, about 40 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 weeks.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 28, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.
- Stage 119 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026
- 1. 44 Scotland Street
- 2. Espresso Tales
- 3. Love over Scotland
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- Stage 219 habout 4 weeksby December 28, 2026
- 4. The World According to Bertie
- 5. The Unbearable Lightness of Scones
- 6. The Importance of Being Seven
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.
Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which 44 Scotland Street book is the longest?
“The World According to Bertie” is the longest at 370 pages; the shortest is “The Importance of Being Seven” with 311 pages.
What should I read after 44 Scotland Street?
Other series by Alexander McCall Smith: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Sunday Philosophy Club, Professor Dr von Igelfeld Entertainments.
