Angela Thirkell Books in Order
37 books are credited to Angela Thirkell, published between 1931 and 2013; 1 of them appeared after Angela Thirkell's death in 1961. The first book is Three Houses (1931) and the newest is Christmas at High Rising (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
Angela Thirkell also publishes as Leslie Parker.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1931–2013
- Pages on record
- 9,101 in 19 of 37 books
- Reading time
- 152–228 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,101 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 37 titles with a page count on record.
Barsetshire, an imaginary English county, holds almost all of Angela Thirkell's fiction. Three Houses (1931) opens the catalogue, and High Rising (1933), Wild Strawberries (1934) and The Demon in the House (1934) start the long Barsetshire run. Humour and English social custom carry the books, and the Second World War is among the subjects. Thirty-seven titles are catalogued, through to a Christmas at High Rising edition in 2013.
How many Angela Thirkell books are there?
Angela Thirkell has 37 books, released between 1931 and 2013. 1 of them were published after Angela Thirkell's death in 1961. 30 of them belong to the Barsetshire series.
Angela Thirkell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Angela Thirkell books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Three Houses1931 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/419311481/4
- 2Ankle Deep1933 · confirmed 1/41933–1/4
- 31933–1/4
- 419342881/4
- 5Trooper to the Southern Cross1934 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419341921/4
- 619342881/4
- 7The Grateful Sparrow1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 8O, These Men, These Men1935 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/419352101/4
- 9Tribute for Harriette1936 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419363201/4
- 1019363401/4
- 11Coronation Summer1937 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/419371751/4
- 1219372961/4
- 131938–1/4
- 141939–1/4
- 1519394571/4
- 1619404481/4
- 1719414801/4
- 1819424321/4
- 191943–1/4
- 2019444721/4
- 21194531991/4
- 2219464081/4
- 231947–1/4
- 241948–1/4
- 251949–1/4
- 2619503441/4
- 271951–1/4
- 281952–1/4
- 291953–1/4
- 301954–1/4
- 311955–1/4
- 321956–1/4
- 3319572901/4
- 341958–1/4
- 3519593141/4
- 361961–1/4
- 372013–1/4
Angela Thirkell books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Barsetshire in order
30 books- 1. High Rising
- 2. The Demon in the House
- 3. Wild Strawberries
- 4. August Folly
- 5. Summer Half
- 6. Pomfret Towers
- 7. Before Lunch
- 8. The Brandons
- 9. Cheerfulness Breaks In
- 10. Northbridge Rectory
- 11. Marling Hall
- 12. Growing Up
- and 18 more in the table above
Standalone books
7 books7 Angela Thirkell titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Angela Thirkell Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Angela Thirkell books run from Three Houses (1931) to Christmas at High Rising (2013), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Angela Thirkell in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Angela Thirkell books in order?
You only need to read Angela Thirkell books in order within the Barsetshire series, which holds 30 of the 37 Angela Thirkell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Angela Thirkell
Start with Three Houses (1931), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Angela Thirkell book?
Christmas at High Rising (2013) is the newest Angela Thirkell book released so far.
Is there a new Angela Thirkell book coming?
No next Angela Thirkell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Angela Thirkell at a glance
- Died
- Angela Thirkell died in 1961, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Angela Thirkell are still being published after Angela Thirkell's death in 1961; the newest appeared in 2013.
- Release pace
- Angela Thirkell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 9,101 pages across the 19 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Angela Thirkell books, 15 of 37, were published in the 1930s.
What the Angela Thirkell books are about
18 of the 37 Angela Thirkell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: barsetshire (england : imaginary place) is tagged on 11 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Barsetshire (England : Imaginary place) 11 of 18 books
- England 8 of 18 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 18 books
- World War, 1939-1945 4 of 18 books
- Biography 2 of 18 books
- History 2 of 18 books
- Humor 2 of 18 books
- Manners and customs 2 of 18 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 18 books