| 1926 | born James Morris in Clevedon, Somerset, England (oct. 2) |
| 1943-47 | served in British Army, reached rank of lieutenant |
| 1944 | editorial staff, Western Daily Press, Bristol, England |
| 1947-48 | editorial staff, Arab News Agency, Cairo, Egypt |
| 1951 | received B.A. (second class honors), Christ Church, Oxford |
| 1951-61 | editorial staff, Times , London, England (and special correspondent in Egypt, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, India, and the United States) |
| 1953 | won Commonwealth Fund fellow award |
| 1956 | As I Saw the U.S.A (in England, Coast to Coast) |
| 1956-61 | editorial staff, Guardian, Manchester, England |
| 1957 | I slam Inflamed: A Middle East Picture |
| 1957 | Sultan in Oman: Venture into the Middle East |
| 1957 | Cafe Royal Prize, for Coast to Coast |
| 1958 | Coronation Everest |
| 1958 | South African Winter |
| 1959 | The Hashemite Kings |
| 1960 | received the George Polk Memorial award |
| 1960 | The World of Venice (in England, Venice) |
| 1961 | The Upstairs Donkey, and Other Stolen Stories |
| 1961 | South America |
| 1961 | received M.A., Christ Church, Oxford |
| 1961 | received Heinemann Award, for Venice |
| 1961- | free-lance writer |
| 1963 | The Road to Hudersfield: A Journey to Five Continents |
| 1963 | The Outriders: A Liberal View of Britain |
| 1964 | Cities |
| 1964 | The Presence of Spain (later titled, Spain) |
| 1964 | commenced treatment with hormones in preparation for gender change |
| 1968 | Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire |
| 1969 | The Great Port: A Passage through New York |
| 1969 | Persia |
| 1972 | underwent gender change surgery |
| 1972 | Places |
| 1973 | Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress |
| 1974 | Conundrum (under Jan Morris) |
| 1976 | Travels (under Jan Morris) |
| 1978 | Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat |
| 1978 | The Oxford Book of Oxford (under Jan Morris) |
Last Modified: 20 March, 2002