Description

York Notes for GCSE offer an exciting approach to English Literature and will help you to achieve a better grade.  This market-leading series has been completely updated to reflect the needs of today's students.  The new editions are packed with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more.  Written by GCSE examiners and teachers, York Notes are the authoritative guides to exam success.

Features

This easy-to-use guide will provide students with a thorough understanding of the text and encourage them to form their own ideas and opinions.

Key features of this text:

• How to study the text
• Author and historical background
• General and detailed summaries
• Commentary on themes, structure, characters, language and style
• Glossaries
• Test questions and issues to consider
• Essay writing advice
• Cultural connections
• Literary terms
• Illustrations
• Colour design

Author

Hana Sambrook was educated at the Charles University in Prague and at the University of Edinburgh. She has worked for some years as an editor in Scottish educational publishing, and was later on the staff of the Edinburgh University Library. Now a freelance editor in London, she is the author of several York Notes.