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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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Empire

by Niall Ferguson • 2003

The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power

The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power

by Niall Ferguson 2003 384 pages

by John Osborne • 1956

by John Osborne 1956 96 pages

by Ken Follett • 2007

by Ken Follett 2007 1237 pages

by Elizabeth George • 1988

by Elizabeth George 1988 413 pages

by Zadie Smith • 2000

by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce • 2012

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages

by E.M. Forster • 1924

by E.M. Forster 1924 376 pages

by Jerome K. Jerome • 1889

by Jerome K. Jerome 1889 185 pages

by Anthony Burgess • 1978

by Anthony Burgess 1978 240 pages

by Enid Blyton • 2006

by Enid Blyton 2006 144 pages

The Other Boleyn Girl

by Philippa Gregory • 2001

The Other Boleyn Girl

by Philippa Gregory 2001 661 pages

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce • 2012

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce 2012 8 pages

Death at the Sign of the Rook

by Kate Atkinson • 2024

Death at the Sign of the Rook

by Kate Atkinson 2024 320 pages

by Virginia Woolf • 1925

by Virginia Woolf 1925 194 pages

by Charles Beaumont • 2023

by Charles Beaumont 2023 370 pages

by Philippa Gregory • 2009

by Philippa Gregory 2009 415 pages

by W. Somerset Maugham • 1915

by W. Somerset Maugham 1915 684 pages

by Nick Hornby • 1995

by Nick Hornby 1995 323 pages

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

by Sue Townsend • 1982

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

by Sue Townsend 1982 272 pages

by Ken Follett • 2017

by Ken Follett 2017 916 pages

The Sense of an Ending

by Julian Barnes • 2011

The Sense of an Ending

by Julian Barnes 2011 150 pages

by Muriel Spark • 1959

by Muriel Spark 1959 224 pages

by Zadie Smith • 2005

by Zadie Smith 2005 445 pages

by Ian McEwan • 2005

by Ian McEwan 2005 289 pages

by Kate Fox • 2004

by Kate Fox 2004 583 pages

by E.M. Forster • 1908

by E.M. Forster 1908 119 pages

by Elizabeth Gaskell • 1853

by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853 257 pages

by Ken Follett • 2025

by Ken Follett 2025 704 pages

by Kate Williams • 2006

The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton

The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton

by Kate Williams 2006 415 pages

by Iris Murdoch • 1958

by Iris Murdoch 1958 296 pages

by Joseph Conrad • 1900

by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages

by Geraldine Brooks • 2001

by Geraldine Brooks 2001 304 pages

by Thomas Hobbes • 1658

by Thomas Hobbes 1658 124 pages

by Doris Lessing • 1999

by Doris Lessing 1999 640 pages

by Graham Greene • 1943

by Graham Greene 1943 224 pages

by Tom Stoppard • 1982

by Tom Stoppard 1982 81 pages

by Humphrey Carpenter • 1977

by Humphrey Carpenter 1977 385 pages

by Joanna Trollope • 1989

an elegantly warm-hearted and, at times, wry story of a marriage, a family, and a village affair from one of Britain’s best loved authors, Joanna Trollope

an elegantly warm-hearted and, at times, wry story of a marriage, a family, and a village affair from one of Britain’s best loved authors, Joanna Trollope

by Joanna Trollope 1989 277 pages

by Ian McEwan • 2012

by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 2015

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages

by Darian Leader • 2023

by Darian Leader 2023 284 pages

King John and the Road to Magna Carta

by Stephen Church • 2015

King John and the Road to Magna Carta

by Stephen Church 2015 330 pages

EVERY DAY IS MOTHER S DAY

by Hilary Mantel • 1985

EVERY DAY IS MOTHER S DAY

by Hilary Mantel 1985 212 pages

by Alan Rickman • 2022

The Diaries of Alan Rickman

The Diaries of Alan Rickman

by Alan Rickman 2022 469 pages

by J.B. Priestley • 1934

by J.B. Priestley 1934 384 pages

by Fintan O'Toole • 2018

Brexit and the Politics of Pain

Brexit and the Politics of Pain

by Fintan O'Toole 2018 240 pages

by Margaret Powell • 1968

by Margaret Powell 1968 288 pages

by James Rebanks • 2020

by James Rebanks 2020 304 pages

by Tore Skeie • 2018

The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire

The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire

by Tore Skeie 2018 384 pages

by Jeremy Paxman • 1998

A Portrait of a People

A Portrait of a People

by Jeremy Paxman 1998 324 pages

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