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11."Hamlet" (York Notes Advanced) by: William Shakespeare August 29, 2003
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Really great book that can be used throughout A level study or as a last minute revision guide.

12.The Importance of Being Earnest (Penguin Popular Classics) by: Oscar Wilde March 30, 1995
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In my quest to read more work by Irish literary greats this year, I recently purchased a newly repackaged Penguin Popular Classic version of Oscar Wilde's 1895 play The Importance of Being Earnest. This edition, with its vibrant green cover and tracing-paper thin paper (all 100 per cent recycled), retails for a meagre £2 -- that's a very cheap price for a masterpiece, in my opinion. I had seen a film version of this play a couple of years ago (the 2002 version starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon and Judi Dench) and I remember laughing out loud at a lot of it. But seeing the words in black-and-white print makes them seem even funnier -- if that is possible. For those who don't know ... Read More:

13.Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North by: Stuart Maconie February 07, 2008
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This is a superb book; although it has the appearance of belonging to the recently emerged sub genre of humorous and slightly outrageous travel writing, it quickly become apparent that there's far more to it than that. Maconie takes us on a selective tour of the North of England, visiting both his old haunts and other key areas, such as Liverpool, Harrogate and other parts of Yorkshire. Along the way, there are recollections of various amusing personal incidents and a stock of good one-liners, but alongside these, there's a depth of historical, cultural, political and social information and analysis, which is both well researched and convincingly argued. Well worth reading.

14.Winnie the Pooh: Complete Collection of Stories and Poems by: A.A. Milne July 01, 2001
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Very special book, very special bear :) Great rendition, though I must admit, I prefer having the individual books! (Maybe one day I shall have...) Beautifully done tho :)

15.A Doll's House (Dover Thrift) by: Henrik Ibsen July 20, 1992
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I read this book not knowing what to expect (my partner is studying Enlish Lit' with the Open University and it is on her reading list). I think it is a masterpiece, so much drama and suspense trapped inside such a small play, it is very clever and also leaves you feeling that you are a better person for having read it. My partner paid £0.99 for this book, I would say this price does the book an injustice. A classic to rival 'The Medea'

16.The Prince (Penguin Classics) by: Niccolo Machiavelli, George Bull February 16, 2004
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This masterpiece of reasoning and good practical handbook on how to get ahead in real life if you happen to be already a man of some means, was a work of great humanity in an age when humanity was still considered disgusting and subserviant to the Lord above and his chosen servants on Earth. What a shot across the bows to all those religious hypocrites and Bible following automatons this must have been, then. Two elements surrounding this work's brave publication are crucial, I feel: One being that this was Italy, (as it became) and at its advanced stage of the great Renaissance, as we now know it, and the second being that it was written at a time which was just right to be publishing order challenging controversial works. After seeing the liberal benefits to man that the use ... Read More:

17.Beowulf: A New Translation from: Faber and Faber October 02, 2000
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Although I should've known before buying it, the translation seems to have too much of Heaney's personality in it to be considered an honest translation (though I have of course not read the original). This is only normal when the translator is a great poet, the author anonymous and the original language dead. In a way, this adds so much value to the text but it wasn't what I was looking for. If you want a dry, perfect translation, this is not it; but this is also not dull for a moment so it depends if you want to be a scholar or a reader when you pick it up.

18.The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Middle Ages Through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century v. 1 (Norton Anthology of English Literature) by: Greenblatt February 17, 2006
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This anthology in both its volumes contains both complete works of literature, and extracts. It has a wide variety of poetry prose and drama chosen by a wide variety of editors. Not only does it run chronologically through English literature history, it contains collections of extracts based on subjects which have interested the editors. For example the first edition has a section of literature called "Women in Power." This structure allows for both a student exploring literature through the ages and for someone who is simply interested. The only real problem is that I can spend hours flicking through this anthology, perhaps without reading anything! There is so much to take in, and so little time to do it. I have also noticed when reading the poetry that they don't ... Read More:

19.The Works: Every Kind of Poem You Will Ever Need for the Literacy Hour by: Paul Cookson August 11, 2000
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This book does exactly what it says, providing all the poetry you will need for literacy and more. I use it for most of my poetry ideas as it lists all the genres and provides good variety. Only bought this a few weeks ago but already well loved and written on to remind me which poems to use for certain word and sentence level work as well as particular genres. I will be buying the other books in this series as i am keen to find out what else there is to offer in this poetry collection that is so well tuned to the needs of teaching.

20.The Great Gatsby: York Notes Advanced by: F. Scott Fitzgerald April 01, 2004
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Barcode: 9780582823105 So, like most people, i used CGP notes while doing my GCSE's and found them mostly good (especially on the poem anthologies) - the humour though, while sometimes fun on many occasions got in the way of serious learning and the notes were brief when dealing with full length plays and novels. Step in York Notes. For my A Level English i got one of these books for each of my set texts and they were massively helpful in prompting class discussions, writing essays and revising for the exams. They offer detailed chapter summaries and analyse them in an extremely informative way. There's quotes too, maybe a little too few, but the ones they pick out are good and then at the end of the book you get a wealth of extra info relating to ... Read More:

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