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Anthony Trollope Books in Order

81 books are credited to Anthony Trollope, published between 1847 and 1985; 12 of them appeared after Anthony Trollope's death in 1882. The first book is The Macdermots of Ballycloran (1847) and the newest is Malachi's Cove and Other Stories and Essays (1985). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
81
Published
1847–1985
Confirmed
81 of 81 titles
Pages on record
21,068 in 64 of 81 books
Reading time
351–527 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 21,068 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 64 of 81 titles with a page count on record.

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Anthony Trollope was an English novelist of the Victorian era who also served as a civil servant. The catalogue holds 81 Trollope titles, opening with The Macdermots of Ballycloran (1847) and closing at Malachi's Cove and Other Stories and Essays (1985). Trollope grouped much of the fiction into the Chronicles of Barsetshire and the Palliser novels, and wrote travel books, essays and short stories alongside them. English social life and customs, inheritance and succession, and manners recur across the subjects.

How many Anthony Trollope books are there?

Anthony Trollope has 81 books, released between 1847 and 1985. 12 of them were published after Anthony Trollope's death in 1882. 6 of them belong to the Palliser series.

Anthony Trollope Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 81 Anthony Trollope 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.

  1. Cover of The Warden by Anthony Trollope, book 1 of the Chronicles of Barsetshire series (1855)
  2. Cover of Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope, book 2 of the Chronicles of Barsetshire series (1857)
  3. Cover of Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope, book 3 of the Chronicles of Barsetshire series (1858)
  4. Cover of The Three Clerks by Anthony Trollope, book 4 of the Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels series (1858)
  5. Cover of The West Indies and the Spanish Main by Anthony Trollope, book 1 of the Anthony Trollope Non-Fiction series (1859)
  6. Cover of The Courtship Of Susan Bell by Anthony Trollope, book 2 of the Anthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas series (1860)
  7. Cover of An Unprotected Female At The Pyramids by Anthony Trollope (1860)
  8. Cover of The Chateau Of Prince Polignac by Anthony Trollope, book 4 of the Anthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas series
  9. Cover of Returning Home by Anthony Trollope, book 5 of the Anthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas series (1861)
  10. Cover of George Walker At Suez by Anthony Trollope, book 6 of the Anthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas series (1861)
  11. Cover of The Parson's Daughter Of Oxney Colne by Anthony Trollope (1861)
  12. Cover of Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope, book 7 of the Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels series (1862)
  13. Cover of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, By One of the Firm by Anthony Trollope (1862)
  14. Cover of The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope, book 5 of the Chronicles of Barsetshire series (1864)
  15. Cover of The Man Who Kept His Money In A Box by Anthony Trollope (1864)
  16. Cover of Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope, book 1 of the Palliser series (1865)
  17. Cover of Miss Mackenzie by Anthony Trollope, book 10 of the Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels series (1865)
  18. Cover of The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope, book 6 of the Chronicles of Barsetshire series (1867)
  19. Cover of The Claverings by Anthony Trollope, book 13 of the Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels series (1867)
  20. Cover of Nina Balatka by Anthony Trollope, book 14 of the Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels series (1867)
  21. Cover of Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope, book 2 of the Palliser series (1869)
  22. Cover of He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope, book 16 of the Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels series (1869)
  23. Cover of Ralph the Heir by Anthony Trollope, book 18 of the Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels series (1871)
  24. Cover of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite by Anthony Trollope, book 19 of the Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels series
  1. 1
    The Macdermots of BallycloranAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #11847 · 508 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1847508
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  2. 2
    The Kellys and the O'KellysAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #21848 · 146 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1848146
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  3. 3
    La VendeeAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #31850 · 172 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1850172
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  4. 4
    The WardenChronicles of Barsetshire #11855 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1855294
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  5. 5
    Barchester TowersChronicles of Barsetshire #21857 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1857328
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  6. 6
    Doctor ThorneChronicles of Barsetshire #31858 · 566 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1858566
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  7. 7
    The Three ClerksAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #41858 · 611 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1858611
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  8. 8
    The West Indies and the Spanish MainAnthony Trollope Non-Fiction #11859 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1859384
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  9. 9
    The BertramsAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #51859 · 184 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1859184
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  10. 10
    The Relics of General Chasse: A Tale of AntwerpAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #11860 · confirmed 3/4
    1860–
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  11. 11
    The Courtship Of Susan BellAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #21860 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    186048
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  12. 12
    An Unprotected Female At The PyramidsAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #31860 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    186048
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  13. 13
    The Chateau Of Prince PolignacAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #41860 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    186048
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  14. 14
    Castle RichmondAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #61860 · 162 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1860162
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  15. 15
    North America - Volume 1Anthony Trollope Non-Fiction #21861 · confirmed 3/4
    1861–
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  16. 16
    Framley ParsonageChronicles of Barsetshire #41861 · confirmed 3/4
    1861–
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  17. 17
    Returning HomeAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #51861 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    186148
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  18. 18
    George Walker At SuezAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #61861 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    186148
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  19. 19
    The Parson's Daughter Of Oxney ColneAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #71861 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    186148
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  20. 20
    Aaron TrowAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #81861 · confirmed 3/4
    1861–
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  21. 21
    North America - Volume 2Anthony Trollope Non-Fiction #31862 · confirmed 3/4
    1862–
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  22. 22
    Orley FarmAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #71862 · 421 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1862421
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  23. 23
    The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, By One of the FirmAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #81862 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1862272
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  24. 24
    North America, Volume 3Anthony Trollope Non-Fiction #41863 · confirmed 3/4
    1863–
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  25. 25
    Rachel RayAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #91863 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1863416
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  26. 26
    The Small House at AllingtonChronicles of Barsetshire #51864 · confirmed 3/4
    1864–
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  27. 27
    The Man Who Kept His Money In A BoxAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #91864 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    186448
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  28. 28
    Mrs. General TalboysAnthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas #101864 · 46 pages · confirmed 3/4
    186446
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  29. 29
    Can You Forgive Her?Palliser #11865 · 847 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1865847
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  30. 30
    Miss MackenzieAnthony Trollope Standalone Novels #101865 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1865406
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Anthony Trollope 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.

Anthony Trollope Standalone Novels

38 books

38 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Anthony Trollope Short Stories/Novellas

16 books

16 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Anthony Trollope Non-Fiction

9 books

9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Chronicles of Barsetshire in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Warden
  2. 2. Barchester Towers
  3. 3. Doctor Thorne
  4. 4. Framley Parsonage
  5. 5. The Small House at Allington
  6. 6. The Last Chronicle of Barset

Palliser in order

6 books
  1. 1. Can You Forgive Her?
  2. 2. Phineas Finn
  3. 3. The Eustace Diamonds
  4. 4. Phineas Redux
  5. 5. The Prime Minister
  6. 6. The Duke's Children

Anthony Trollope Short Story

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Anthony Trollope Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Anthony Trollope books run from The Macdermots of Ballycloran (1847) to Malachi's Cove and Other Stories and Essays (1985), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Anthony Trollope in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Anthony Trollope books in order?

You only need to read Anthony Trollope books in order within the Palliser series, which holds 6 of the 81 Anthony Trollope books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Anthony Trollope

Start with The Macdermots of Ballycloran (1847), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Anthony Trollope book?

Malachi's Cove and Other Stories and Essays (1985) is the newest Anthony Trollope book released so far.

Is there a new Anthony Trollope book coming?

No next Anthony Trollope book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Anthony Trollope at a glance

Died
Anthony Trollope died in 1882, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Anthony Trollope are still being published after Anthony Trollope's death in 1882; the newest appeared in 1985.
Release pace
Anthony Trollope books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
21,068 pages across the 64 of 81 books with a recorded length, a median of 277 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anthony Trollope books, 30 of 81, were published in the 1860s.

What the Anthony Trollope books are about

49 of the 81 Anthony Trollope books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: social life and customs is tagged on 22 of 49. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.