🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: A Standard of Behaviour (1958)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Low Sunday, 1950 (2000)
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Publication Order of Plays
Start with: The Girl (1968)
ⓘ About William Trevor
William Trevor was a literary fiction author from England that is deemed one of the best authors of his generation. It was in England where he would become a very successful author writing a ton of books. Over the years, he has won many awards which solidified his place as one of the literary giants in the United Kingdom. In addition to his novels, he is also renowned for his short story collections that have also won several awards. He currently makes his home in England where he has come to love just as much as he does Ireland. In 1958, William Trevor made his debut as an author when he published “A Standard of Behavior.” While it did not get much critical acclaim the novel gave him the confidence that he could become a fiction author.
All Book Series by William Trevor
1
A Standard of Behaviour
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 1958
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3
The Boarding-House
Book 3 of 21 · published 1965
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4
The Love Department
Book 4 of 21 · published 1966
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5
Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel
Book 5 of 21 · published 1969
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6
Miss Gomez and the Brethren
Book 6 of 21 · published 1971
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7
The Last Lunch of the Season
Book 7 of 21 · published 1973
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8
Elizabeth Alone
Book 8 of 21 · published 1973
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9
The Children of Dynmouth
Book 9 of 21 · published 1976
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10
Old School Ties
Book 10 of 21 · published 1976
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11
Other People's Worlds
Book 11 of 21 · published 1980
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12
Fools of Fortune
Book 12 of 21 · published 1983
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13
Nights at the Alexandra
Book 13 of 21 · published 1987
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14
The Silence in the Garden
Book 14 of 21 · published 1988
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15
My House in Umbria
Book 15 of 21 · published 1991
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16
Reading Turgenev
Book 16 of 21 · published 1991
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17
Juliet's Story
Book 17 of 21 · published 1991
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18
Felicia's Journey
Book 18 of 21 · published 1994
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19
Death in Summer
Book 19 of 21 · published 1998
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20
The Story of Lucy Gault
Book 20 of 21 · published 2002
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21
Love and Summer
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2009
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1
Low Sunday, 1950
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2000
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2
The Summer Visitor
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2001
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1
The Girl
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1968
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3
A Night with Mrs. da Tanka
Book 3 of 5 · published 1972
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5
Scenes from an Album
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1981
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1
The Day We Got Drunk on Cake and Other Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 1967
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2
The Ballroom of Romance and Other Stories
Book 2 of 25 · published 1972
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3
Angels at the Ritz
Book 3 of 25 · published 1975
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4
Lovers of Their Time and Other Stories
Book 4 of 25 · published 1978
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5
The Distant Past and Other Stories
Book 5 of 25 · published 1979
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6
Beyond the Pale
Book 6 of 25 · published 1981
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7
The Stories of William Trevor
Book 7 of 25 · published 1983
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8
The News from Ireland
Book 8 of 25 · published 1986
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10
The Collected Stories
Book 10 of 25 · published 1992
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11
Outside Ireland
Book 11 of 25 · published 1992
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12
Matilda's England
Book 12 of 25 · published 1995
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13
Marrying Damian
Book 13 of 25 · published 1995
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15
Cocktails at Doney's
Book 15 of 25 · published 1996 Co-authored · Giles Gordon
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17
The Hill Bachelors
Book 17 of 25 · published 2000
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18
A Bit on the Side
Book 18 of 25 · published 2004
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19
The Dressmaker's Child
Book 19 of 25 · published 2005
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20
Cheating at Canasta
Book 20 of 25 · published 2007
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21
Collected Stories Volume 1
Book 21 of 25 · published 2009
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22
Collected Stories Volume 2
Book 22 of 25 · published 2009
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23
Selected Stories
Book 23 of 25 · published 2010
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24
The Mark-2 Wife
Book 24 of 25 · published 2011
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25
Last Stories
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2018
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1
A Writer's Ireland
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1984
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2
Excursions in the Real World
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1993
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1
Factions
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 1974
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2
The Bumper Book of Ghost Stories
Book 2 of 14 · published 1976
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3
Demons Within & Other Disturbing Tales
Book 3 of 14 · published 1977
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4
Best for Winter
Book 4 of 14 · published 1979
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6
Winter's Tales 26
Book 6 of 14 · published 1981
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7
The Presence of Ford Madox Ford
Book 7 of 14 · published 1981
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8
The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories
Book 8 of 14 · published 1987
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9
The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories
Book 9 of 14 · published 1989
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11
Great Irish Detective Stories
Book 11 of 14 · published 1993
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12
The Literary Traveller
Book 12 of 14 · published 1994
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13
Fanfare: Fourteen Stories on a Musical Theme
Book 13 of 14 · published 1999
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14
Emerald Eye
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2005
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is William Trevor?
William Trevor was a literary fiction author from England that is deemed one of the best authors of his generation. It was in England where he would become a very successful author writing a ton of books. Over the years, he has won many awards which solidified his place as one of the literary giants in the United Kingdom.
Which William Trevor series should I start with?
William Trevor's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is A Standard of Behaviour (1958).
How many books has William Trevor written?
William Trevor has 69 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1958 and 2018. They are filed under 6 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Collections, Standalone Novels and Anthologies.
In what order should William Trevor's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 69 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are William Trevor's books organised into series?
This guide splits William Trevor's 69 books into categories rather than numbered series: Collections (25 books); Standalone Novels (21 books); Anthologies (14 books); Plays (5 books); Short Stories/Novellas (2 books), plus 1 more.
