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Bishop Laney Sixth Form

A Level English (Lit/Lang)

Compulsory texts to be read across the course:

The Handmaid’s Tale

The Great Gatsby

A Streetcar Named Desire. 

Having access to the above texts would enable pre-reading of the texts prior to starting the course.

 

Useful additional texts on studying English:

Doing English: A Guide for Literature Students Robert Eaglestone

A Little Book of Language David Crystal

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