FAVORITE AUTHOR, BOOK LIST
Anthony Trollope
As you see, this isn’t a fancy set. It’s not even a matching set. These are all reader copies in mismatched paperback editions. I might call this a “collection,” but it’s not a collectible collection. Maybe calling it a "grouping" would be more accurate. Whatever you call it, I love it!
I had to rearrange a several of my paperback book shelves and even cull some books to make room for all of these. The result is a miracle of horizontal and double-deep organization. A common bookworm problem.
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian author who wrote 47 novels, dozens of short stories, travel books, two plays, nonfiction, and several collections of correspondence. He died in 1882. The Trollope Society and the Trollope Society USA are excellent resources for Trollope fans. Both host in-person and online events for members and provide a trove of Trollope information.
The books I got at Arches include all the novels, short stories, and travel writing, plus a book of letters, his autobiography, two “companion” books, and a biography by Victoria Glendinning.
Trollope is best known for his two six-novel series, the Chronicles of Barsetshire and the Palliser Novels. I've read those books, although I'd like to read the Barsetshire novels again. But there are so many others that I haven't read for the first time, so it will be a while before I get to rereads.
Are you an Anthony Trollope fan? Do you have any favorites or suggestions about which books to prioritize?
Here is Anthony Trollope's bibliography, which are novels unless noted:The Macdermots of Ballycloran (1847)
The Kellys and the O’Kellys (1848)
La Vendee (1850)
The Warden (1855) (Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 1)
Barchester Towers (1857) (Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 2)
Doctor Thorne (1858) (Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 3)
The Three Clerks (1858)
The Bertrams (1859)
The West Indies and the Spanish Main (1859) (travel)
Castle Richmond (1860)
Tales of All Countries, 1st Series (1861) (short stories)
Framley Parsonage (1861) (Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 4)
North America, Volume 1 (1861) (travel)
Orley Farm (1862)
The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, by One of the Firm (1862)
North America, Volume 2 (1862) (travel)
Rachel Ray (1863)
Tales of All Countries, 2nd Series (1863) (short stories)
North America, Volume 3 (1863) (travel)
The Small House at Allington (1864) (Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 5)
Can You Forgive Her? (1865) (Palliser Novels, Book 1)
Miss Mackenzie (1865)
The Belton Estate (1865)
Hunting Sketches (1865) (nonfiction)
Traveling Sketches (1866) (nonfiction)
Clergymen of the Church of England (1866) (nonfiction)
The Last Chronicle of Barset (1867) (Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 6)
The Golden Lion of Granpere (1867)
The Claverings (1867)
Nina Balatka (1867)
Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories (1867) (short stories)
Linda Tressel (1868)
Phineas Finn (1869) (Palliser Novels, Book 2)
He Knew He Was Right (1869)
Did He Steal It? (1896) (play)
On English Prose Fiction as a Rational Amusement (1869) (lectures)
The Vicar of Bullhampton (1870)
An Editor's Tales (1870) (short stories)
The Commentaries of Caesar (1870 (nonfiction)
Ralph the Heir (1871)
Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite (1871)
The Eustace Diamonds (1872) (Palliser Novels, Book 3)
Australia and New Zealand, Volume 1 (1873) (travel)
Australia and New Zealand, Volume 2 (1873) (travel)
Phineas Redux (1874) (Palliser Novels, Book 4)
Lady Anna (1874)
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil (1874)
The Way We Live Now (1875)
The Prime Minister (1876) (Palliser Novels, Book 5)
The American Senator (1877)
South Africa, Volume 1 (1877) (travel)
South Africa, Volume 2 (1877) (travel)
The Lady of Launay (1878)
Is He Popenjoy? (1878)
Cousin Henry (1879)
An Eye for an Eye (1879)
John Caldigate (1879)
Thackeray (1879) (nonfiction)
The Duke’s Children (1880) (Palliser Novels, Book 6)
The Life of Cicero, Vol. 1 (1880) (nonfiction)
The Life of Cicero, Vol. 2 (1880) (nonfiction)
Ayala’s Angel (1881)
Dr. Wortle’s School (1881)
Marion Fay (1882)
The Fixed Period (1882)
Kept in the Dark (1882)
Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices and Other Stories (1882) (short stories)
Lord Palmerston (1882) (nonfiction)
Mr. Scarborough’s Family (1883)
The Landleaguers (1883)
An Autobiography (1883) (nonfiction)
An Old Man’s Love (1884)
The Noble Jilt (1923) (play)
London Tradesmen (1927) (nonfiction)
The Tireless Traveler: Twenty Letters to the Liverpool Mercury (1941).
The New Zealander (1972) (nonfiction)
The Letters of Anthony Trollope (1983)
NOTES
I cobbled together this list from wikipedia and other sources. It may not be 100% accurate, especially about publication dates. If anything is missing or in error, please let me know.
I linked to bookshop.org when I could, just to provide an easy source of information about the books. (Although I do have an account, so I probably get a few pennies if you order any of them.) If bookshop.org didn't have it, I cited to what I could find.
Because the books are old and out of copyright, you can find many of the texts on line, in generic paperbacks, and very inexpensive "complete works" ebook editions. These last contain almost everything Anthony Trollope wrote, including the hard-to-find books, like his plays and lectures. I can't vouch for their completeness, especially as to posthumously published works. For instance, I could not find a "complete works" that contained his letters, which were published well after his death.
