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British Literature

The rolling hills and cobbled streets of Britain come alive through penetrating studies of its people, politics, and centuries-old traditions. These compelling works explore everything from the rise and fall of empire to the subtle quirks of modern British life, offering both scholarly insights and intimate portraits of a nation that continues to captivate the world.

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The Blazing World Summary
The Blazing World
by Margaret Cavendish 2012 102 pages
2.94
1.9K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Loved and Missed Summary
Loved and Missed
by Susie Boyt 2021
4.28
5.5K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
Six Days Summary
Six Days
by Dani Atkins 2022 400 pages
4.17
5.9K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Mystery
House of Cards Summary
House of Cards
by Michael Dobbs 1993 383 pages
3.97
9.0K ratings
Thriller
Politics
Mystery
The Way We Live Now Summary
The Way We Live Now
by Anthony Trollope 1875 440 pages
4.09
14.0K ratings
Classics
Victorian
19th Century
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest 1974 239 pages
3.95
10.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Just the Way You Are Summary
Just the Way You Are
by Beth Moran 2022 378 pages
4.26
15.3K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Pickwick Papers Summary
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens 2000 801 pages
3.85
32.0K ratings
Classics
Literature
Humor
Falling in a Sea of Stars Summary
Falling in a Sea of Stars
by Kristen Britain 2025 672 pages
4.27
700 ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Magic
The Complete Novels Summary
The Complete Novels
by Jane Austen 1996 1344 pages
4.57
33.9K ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Raising Hare Summary
Raising Hare
A Memoir
by Chloe Dalton 2025 285 pages
4.38
19.1K ratings
Memoir
Nature
Animals
Uncommon Wealth Summary
Uncommon Wealth
Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
by Kojo Koram 2022 304 pages
4.3
486 ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Phyl-Undhu Summary
Phyl-Undhu
Abstract Horror, Exterminator
by Nick Land 2014 71 pages
3.55
279 ratings
Horror
Philosophy
Science Fiction
The Child in Time Summary
The Child in Time
by Ian McEwan 1999 263 pages
3.58
14.9K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
British Literature
The Quartet Murders Summary
The Quartet Murders
by J.R. Ellis 2018 305 pages
4.19
17.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
Master of His Fate Summary
Master of His Fate
by Barbara Taylor Bradford 2018 400 pages
3.75
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Hard Times Summary
Hard Times
by Charles Dickens 2003 384 pages
3.55
74.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Old Curiosity Shop Summary
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickens 2001 576 pages
3.79
23.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
A Duke to Die for Summary
A Duke to Die for
by Amelia Grey 2009 335 pages
3.38
979 ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Nicholas Nickleby Summary
Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens 2003 817 pages
3.94
46.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
1066 and all that Summary
1066 and all that
A memorable history of England
by W.C. Sellar 2009 115 pages
3.92
3.5K ratings
History
Humor
Comedy
Bloomsbury Girls Summary
Bloomsbury Girls
by Natalie Jenner 2022 353 pages
3.85
17.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Historical
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood 2025 176 pages
4.08
6.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
The Sentence is Death Summary
The Sentence is Death
by Anthony Horowitz 2018 373 pages
3.98
55.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Heaven and Hell Summary
Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley 1956 80 pages
3.52
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
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