This is a list of the books from oxford's 'a very short introduction' collection. I haven't seen this collection specifically listed anywhere on pagebound so I thought I'd make it for myself and anyone else who's interested :) The books are listed in no particular order though the first books -so on the bottom of the list- are the ones I own and over the next few weeks I hope to add the rest of the books in this collection for a completed list of 800+ very short introductions
created by foring
last updated October, 2026
I have recently discovered this series and didn’t realise there is over 800 books!!!! Incredible scope of topics

I initially didn't realize exactly how huge the scope was! Pretty overwhelming but so cool to think about humans and all their niche interests! I need to get to adding more to the list 🫣
Oh wow what an interesting series!! I'll have to take my time and go through the topics I'm more interested in because 800 books is A LOT XD

Lol Ikr!!! The range is insanely vast and still probably doesn't encompass all human knowledge ahhh have fun finding what floats your boat!
Wow 😲 this list sounds incredible to dip your toes in a whole bunch of topics. Thank you so much!

I really felt like Rory when she was complaining about not being able to read every single book in existence. I'd love to know about everything even if it's just a little bit 😩