Anthony Trollope Reading Order

4 books (1994–2017)

This four-book anthology collection spans from 1994 to 2017 and presents a complete series of historical fiction and non-fiction selections. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Anthology of Love and Romance, followed by God's Little Acre: Clerical Tales of the Countryside, 14 Victorian Stories: Anthology, and concluding with Favorite Love Stories. Each volume offers curated selections that reflect the themes and literary sensibilities of the period.

Start with The Anthology of Love and Romance, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Anthology of Love and Romance 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	God's Little Acre: Clerical Tales of the Countryside 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	14 Victorian Stories: Anthology 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Favorite Love Stories 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1855–1867)

Anthony Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire is a six-book historical fiction series set in the English county of Barset, following the interconnected lives of clergy, gentry, and townspeople across more than a decade. Published between 1855 and 1867, the complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Warden and concluding with The Last Chronicle of Barset. Each novel builds upon the previous installment, deepening relationships and exploring themes of ambition, morality, and social change in Victorian England.

Start with The Warden, the first of 6 books in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series.

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1	The Warden 1855Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Barchester Towers 1857Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Doctor Thorne 1858Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Framley Parsonage 1861Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Small House at Allington 1864Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Last Chronicle of Barset 1867Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1859–1883)

Anthony Trollope's non-fiction travel and memoir series comprises nine books published between 1859 and 1883, documenting his observations of various regions across the British Empire and beyond. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The West Indies and the Spanish Main and progressing through his accounts of North America, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and concluding with An Autobiography. These works combine Trollope's firsthand travel narratives with historical and social commentary on the territories he visited.

Start with The West Indies and the Spanish Main, the first of 9 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	The West Indies and the Spanish Main 1859Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	North America - Volume 1 1861Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	North America - Volume 2 1862Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	North America, Volume 3 1863Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Australia and New Zealand:Volume 1 1873Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Australia and New Zealand:Volume 2 1873Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	South Africa, Vol. 1 1877Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	South Africa, Vol. 2 1877Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	An Autobiography(With: P.D. Edwards) 1883Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1865–1880)

Anthony Trollope's Palliser series comprises six interconnected novels published between 1865 and 1880, following the political and personal lives of members of the English aristocracy across several decades. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Can You Forgive Her? and concluding with The Duke's Children. These historical novels explore themes of ambition, marriage, morality, and power through the experiences of recurring characters whose relationships and circumstances evolve throughout the sequence. The series offers a sweeping portrait of Victorian society and politics as seen through the eyes of the prominent Palliser family and their social circle.

Start with Can You Forgive Her?, the first of 6 books in the Palliser series.

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1	Can You Forgive Her? 1865Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Phineas Finn 1869Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Eustace Diamonds 1872Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Phineas Redux 1874Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Prime Minister 1876Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Duke's Children 1880Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (1860–1893)

Anthony Trollope's Short Stories and Novellas series comprises 16 complete works published between 1860 and 1893, showcasing the prolific Victorian author's skill across various narrative lengths. These tales span historical settings and social commentary, ranging from Egyptian adventures to domestic English scenes, and should be read in publication order to experience Trollope's evolving style across three decades. The collection includes memorable entries such as An Unprotected Female At The Pyramids, The Chateau Of Prince Polignac, Aaron Trow, and The Mistletoe Bough, each offering distinct explorations of character and circumstance. This completed series demonstrates Trollope's versatility beyond his celebrated novels, providing shorter works ideal for readers seeking concentrated doses of his narrative craft.

Start with An Unprotected Female At The Pyramids, the first of 16 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	An Unprotected Female At The Pyramids 1860Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Chateau Of Prince Polignac 1860Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Courtship Of Susan Bell 1860Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Relics of General Chasse: A Tale of Antwerp 1860Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Aaron Trow 1861Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	George Walker At Suez 1861Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Returning Home 1861Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Parson's Daughter Of Oxney Colne 1861Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Mrs. General Talboys 1864Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Man Who Kept His Money In A Box 1864Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Hunting Sketches 1865Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Telegraph Girl 1877Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Alice Dugdale 1878Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	How the 1878Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Mistletoe Bough 1883Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Christmas at Thompson Hall 1893Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1883–1985)

Anthony Trollope's Short Story Collections series comprises six volumes of his shorter works, published between 1883 and 1985. These collections gather together various tales and essays that showcase the author's range beyond his well-known novels. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Complete Short Stories: Courtship and Marriage and continuing through Malachi's Cove and Other Stories and Essays. This complete series offers readers an accessible entry into Trollope's shorter fiction across diverse themes and settings.

Start with Complete Short Stories: Courtship and Marriage, the first of 6 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Complete Short Stories: Courtship and Marriage 1883Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Spotted Dog and Other Stories 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mary Gresley and Other Stories 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Frau Frohmann and Other Stories 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Malachi's Cove and Other Stories and Essays 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

38 books (1847–1884)

Anthony Trollope's 38 standalone novels span from 1847 to 1884, offering a comprehensive view of Victorian society through works that can be read in any order but are here presented in publication sequence. These historical fiction titles, ranging from The Macdermots of Ballycloran to works published late in Trollope's career, each tell complete stories independent of one another, though they share the author's keen social observation and narrative skill. Readers seeking to explore Trollope's full body of standalone work should begin with The Macdermots of Ballycloran and proceed through publication order to trace the evolution of his distinctive voice across nearly four decades of prolific writing.

Start with The Macdermots of Ballycloran, the first of 38 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Macdermots of Ballycloran 1847Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Kellys and the O'Kellys 1848Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	La Vendee 1850Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Three Clerks 1858Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Bertrams 1859Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Castle Richmond 1860Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Orley Farm 1862Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, By One of the Firm 1862Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Rachel Ray 1863Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Miss Mackenzie 1865Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Belton Estate 1865Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Nina Balatka 1867Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Claverings 1867Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Golden Lion of Granpere 1867Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Linda Tressel 1868Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	He Knew He Was Right 1869Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Vicar of Bullhampton 1870Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Ralph the Heir 1871Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite 1871Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Harry Heathcote of Gangoil 1874Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Lady Anna 1874Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Way We Live Now 1875Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The American Senator 1877Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Is He Popenjoy? 1878Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Lady of Launay 1878Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	An Eye for an Eye 1879Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Cousin Henry 1879Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	John Caldigate 1879Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Life of Cicero, Vol. 1 1880Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Life of Cicero, Vol. 2 1880Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Ayala's Angel 1881Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Dr. Wortle's School 1881Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Kept in the Dark 1882Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Marion Fay 1882Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Fixed Period 1882Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Mr. Scarborough's Family 1883Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Landleaguers 1883Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	An Old Man's Love 1884Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible