British leftist novels are best understood as part of a cultural phenomenon that reacts against the mainstream tradition of British literature but also establishes and draws upon traditions of its own. These novels have been produced in a number of modes and subgenres, including realism, modernism, historical novels, detective novels and science fiction. This reference work provides students and scholars interested in pursuing research into modern British leftist and working-class culture with a convenient starting place that provides extensive coverage of British leftist and working class novels of the past century.