Annotation. Notable British Novelists consists of biographical sketches and career analysis of 104 of the best known and most studied English, Scottish, and Irish writers of long fiction from the 15th through the 20th centuries. This three-volume set examines the works most often studied in high school and undergraduate literature classes A wide range of genres and styles is explored, from Gothicism and Emily Bronte and Matthew Gregory Lewis to the post-modernism of Anthony Burgess to fantasy fiction.