THE place to find books by, or about, Angela Thirkell
Looking to buy Angela Thirkell’s books? Members and former members of the Society frequently donate books from their collections, very often when the time comes for them to downsize or when they replace an existing book with a first edition or dust jacketed copy. We make these books available to members, and interested others, at very reasonable prices, and any profits go to fund future Angela Thirkell Society publications. Prices include Royal Mail second class postage, and orders are shipped the same working day.
Please bear in mind that all the books are pre-loved; they may contain a previous owner’s name and will have been read multiple times. They will be in used condition and, depending on age (particularly the early and war time hardbacks) a degree of foxing should be expected. They will, however, be sound and complete reading copies.
Hard backed editions were published by Hamish Hamilton, unless otherwise described.
Books are shown in chronological order of publication. If you can’t see the title you’re looking for, or if you would prefer a different shipping method, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us; we’re happy to help. To buy Angela Thirkell books please use the contact form HERE.
THE NOVELS – Barsetshire and beyond
| Title | Hardback | Paperback |
| Ankle Deep | ||
| Three Houses (Oxford University Press) | £10.00 | |
| High Rising | Penguin: £6.00 | |
| Demon in the House | ||
| Trooper to the Southern Cross | ||
| Wild Strawberries | £8.00 | Penguin: £6.00 |
| O These Men, These Men! | ||
| The Grateful Sparrow | ||
| The Fortunes of Harriette | ||
| August Folly | Penguin: £6.00 Harper & Row (USA): £5.00 | |
| Coronation Summer | £8.00 | |
| Summer Half | £8.00 | Penguin: £6.00 |
| Pomfret Towers | £8.00 | Pan: £5.00 |
| The Brandons | £8.00 | Hogarth: £5.00 – with an introduction by Libby Purves Penguin: £6.00 Carroll & Graf: £5.00 |
| Before Lunch | Penguin: £6.00 | |
| Cheerfulness Breaks In | £8.00 | Penguin: £6.00 |
| Northbridge Rectory | £8.00 | |
| Marling Hall | £8.00 | Carroll & Graf: £4.00 |
| Growing Up | £8.00 | Penguin: £6.00 |
| The Headmistress | £8.00 | Penguin: £6.00 |
| Miss Bunting | £8.00 | |
| Peace Breaks Out | £8.00 | |
| Private Enterprise | £8.00 | |
| Love Among the Ruins | £8.00 | |
| The Old Bank House | £8.00 | |
| County Chronicle | £8.00 | |
| The Duke’s Daughter | £8.00 | |
| Happy Returns | £8.00 | |
| Jutland Cottage | £8.00 | |
| What Did It Mean? | £8.00 | |
| Enter Sir Robert | £8.00 | |
| Never Too Late | £8.00 | |
| A Double Affair | £8.00 | |
| Close Quarters | £8.00 | |
| Love at All Ages | £8.00 | |
| Three Score and Ten | £8.00 | |
| Christmas at High Rising | Not in HB |
In the UK please email your order and make payment by card through PayPal, or by bank transfer or cheque. For orders outside the UK please ask for a quote to include overseas postage. Please use this contact form.
Society publications and biographies
| Title | Paperback | |
| Reprint of Journal no 1 (1981) | £4.00 | |
| Journal no 32 (2012) | £4.00 | |
| Journal no 33 (2013) | £4.00 | |
| Journal no 34 (2014) | £4.00 | |
| Journal no 36 (2016) | £4.00 | |
| Journal no 37 (2017) | £4.00 | |
| Barsetshire in the 21st Century | £4.00 | Written by Rita Rundle, published by ATS |
| Coronation Memories | £4.00 | ATS members recall Coronation year, 1953 |
| The Good Little Girls | £4.00 | A play by Angela Thirkell, published by ATSNA 2006 |
| Angela Thirkell: Portrait of a Lady Novelist | Hardback: £10.00 | Biography by Margot Strickland (1977) published by Duckworth |
| Angela Thirkell: A Writer’s Life | Biography by Anne Hall (2021) published by Unicorn | |
| Dictionary of Angela Thirkell’s Barsetshire Novels | Comb-bound: £12 | Compiled by Johnny Pate, published by ATSNA |
The photographs of Angela’s grandmother, Lady Georgiana Burne-Jones, and the photograph of Sir Edward Burne-Jones with Denis and Angela Mackail, are reproduced with the kind permission of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG). Copies can be purchased directly from the NPG as post or greetings cards.