Angela Thirkell

About the Author

Angela Thirkell was a renowned English & Australian writer, who was famous for writing literature & fiction, historical fiction, British Literature novels, and biographies & memoirs. She was particularly famous for writing her long running Barsetshire series. Author Thirkell had also written a single novel called Trooper to Southern Cross under the pen name of Leslie Parker. She was born as Angela Margaret Mackail on January 30, 1890 in Kensington Square, London. After her marriage, she took the surname of Thirkell. Author Thirkell was John William Mackail’s eldest daughter, who was a Scottish civil servant and scholar from Isle of Bute. Between 1906 and 1911, John had served as a poetry professor at the Oxford University. Thirkell’s mother, Margaret Burne Joes,. Angela Thirkell is the author of over 36 books across 3 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of Barsetshire Books series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, Angela Thirkell has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.