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ⓘ About Angela Thirkell
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.
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Who is Angela Thirkell?
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.
Which Angela Thirkell series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Barsetshire series, the earliest of Angela Thirkell's multi-book series: it opens with High Rising (1933) and runs to 30 books across 1933–2013, ending with Christmas at High Rising (2013).
How many books has Angela Thirkell written?
Angela Thirkell has 37 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1931 and 2013. 30 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Barsetshire series with 30 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Angela Thirkell's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Angela Thirkell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Barsetshire (1933–2013, 30 books).
How are Angela Thirkell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Angela Thirkell's 37 books into 1 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Barsetshire (30 books, 1933–2013).