Summer Reading
Texts to acquire for Term 1, in order of study, and therefore I recommend you read at least the first two texts, as the they are quite large. There will also be set secondary reading listed on the main syllabus in due course.
- Charles Dickens, Bleak House (1853) - recommended edition is Oxford World's Classics 2008 edn.Link opens in a new window
Use this Reading GuidanceLink opens in a new window to help with more effective note-taking and seminar contribution. - Mary Braddon, Lady Audley’s Secret (1862) - recommended edition is Oxford World's Classics 2012 ednLink opens in a new window
Use this Reading GuidanceLink opens in a new window to help with more effective note-taking and seminar contribution. - Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone (1868) - recommended editions are Oxford World's Classics, 2008/2019 Link opens in a new window
Use this Reading GuidanceLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window to help with more effective note-taking and seminar contribution. - Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four (1890) - recommended edition is The Penguin Complete SherlockLink opens in a new window as it has them all and we will be reading a selection of short stories the following week, but you will also get online links to those individual stories.
Use this Reading GuidanceLink opens in a new window for The Sign of the Four and for the short stories make note of the usual aspects we will have discussed up until this point.