The Trollope Project

The other day I mentioned my new endeavor of reading 50+ books by or about Anthony Trollope over the next ten years. I feel a bit nutty taking on such a longer term project; prior to this my longest reading project is the Classics Club and that is a five year project.

The Trollope Project will run from 01/01/2013 to 01/01/23. By that time Hope will be near graduating college, Atticus will be a teenager, and Persy Jane will be nearly out of elementary school.

(pause for brief parental shock)

I think stretching this out over 10 years is a wise decision. I don't think I will actually read more than 5 Trollope books a year. I don't want to get bored with his voice or characters or have it become a chore.

I've selected a list of books based on availability and interest. I may sub in other books, but I at least wanted a nice baseline post for this new project. I think I may be visiting this site quite often. This project is exciting!  For the life of me I don't know why I've never read a Trollope novel; all the other major Victorians are under my belt to some degree, but I am a Trollope virgin.  Wish me luck!

The Chronicles of Barsetshire

• The Warden (1855)
• Barchester Towers (1857)
• Doctor Thorne (1858)
• Framley Parsonage (1861)
• The Small House at Allington (1864)
• The Last Chronicle of Barset (1867)

Palliser Novels

• Can You Forgive Her? (1865)
• Phineas Finn (1869)
• The Eustace Diamonds (1873)
• Phineas Redux (1874)
• The Prime Minister (1876)
• The Duke's Children (1880)

Other Novels

• The Macdermots of Ballycloran (1847)
• The Kellys and the O'Kellys (1848)
• La Vendée: An Historical Romance (1850)
• The Three Clerks (1858)
• The Bertrams (1859)
• Castle Richmond (1860)
• Orley Farm (1862)
• The Struggles of Brown, Jones & Robinson (1862)
• Rachel Ray (1863)
• Miss Mackenzie (1865)
• The Belton Estate (1866)
• The Claverings (1867)
• Nina Balatka (1867)
• Linda Tressel (1868)
• He Knew He Was Right (1869)
• The Vicar of Bullhampton (1870)
• Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite (1871)
• Ralph the Heir (1871)
• The Golden Lion of Granpère (1872)
• Harry Heathcote of Gangoil (1874)
• Lady Anna (1874)
• The Way We Live Now (1875)
• The American Senator (1877)
• Is He Popenjoy? (1878)
• John Caldigate (1879)
• An Eye for an Eye (1879)
• Cousin Henry (1879)
• Ayala's Angel (1881)
• Doctor Wortle's School (1881)
• The Fixed Period (1882)
• Kept in the Dark (1882)
• Marion Fay (1882)
• Mr. Scarborough's Family (1883)
• The Landleaguers (1883)
• An Old Man's Love (1884)

Other:

• An Autobiography
• Early Short Stories
• Later Short Stories
• The Letters of Anthony Trollope
• Anthony Trollope by Victoria Glendinning