GCSE
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Science Fiction & Dystopia
Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray BradburyPublished: 1953Genre: Dystopian Fiction / Science Fiction / Cautionary TaleSetting: A near-future American society where books are outlawed…
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Classics
Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane AustenPublished: 1813Genre: Classic Romance / Social Satire / Comedy of MannersSetting: Rural England, late 18th to early 19th…
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Horror
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Author: Robert Louis StevensonPublished: 1886Genre: Gothic Horror / Psychological Thriller / Classic FictionSetting: Victorian London⭐ Why It MattersDr Jekyll and…
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A-Level Reading
The Yellow Wallpaper
Author: Charlotte Perkins GilmanPublished: 1892Genre: Short Story / Psychological Fiction / Proto-Feminist LiteratureSetting: A secluded country estate in 19th-century America⭐…
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Short Stories & Novellas
The Lottery
Author: Shirley JacksonPublished: 1948 (in The New Yorker)Genre: Short Story / Horror / Allegory / DystopiaSetting: A small, seemingly idyllic…
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Classics
Frankenstein
Author: Mary ShelleyPublished: 1818Genre: Gothic Novel / Science Fiction / RomanticismSetting: 18th-century Europe, including Switzerland, Germany, the Arctic⭐ Why It…
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Science Fiction & Dystopia
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Author: George OrwellPublished: 1949Genre: Dystopian Fiction / Political Sci-Fi / TotalitarianismSetting: Airstrip One (formerly Britain), a bleak, totalitarian future⭐ Why…
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Plays & Drama
Macbeth
Author: William ShakespeareFirst Performed: c.1606Genre: Tragedy / Historical DramaLevel: GCSE English Literature (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC)Setting: 11th-century Scotland⭐ Why It…
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Fictiq
An Inspector Calls
Author: J.B. PriestleyFirst Performed: 1945 (set in 1912)Genre: Play / Drama / Political TheatreLevel: GCSE English Literature (AQA, Edexcel, OCR,…
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