A Level English Course Books (UK) for A-level Students

• Posted: April 26, 2011
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• Author: stuart
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• Filed under: Advice,Buyers Guides
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• Tags: a level, a/s level, books, coursework books, english literature

Every student needs to buy a selection of books for their qualification / courses. Here we look at A Level (and A/S Level) English Literature as an example so Parents and Students can save money on the required and recommended coursework texts and textbooks.

We keep being asked about whether we do price checking for textbooks as well as popular books – the answer is of course yes, but we acknowledge we need to get better.

As an example I thought we’d take a look at books that are seen as useful towards an A level (or A/S Level) English Literature qualification. These aren’t the universal reading list (we haven’t managed to get a definitive list – if you’re a teacher who can help and wants their students to buy their books as cheaply as possible then get in touch – we’d love to hear from you).

For coursework (we’re going back a few years here!) we bought a lot of secondhand books, both from previous students and great booksellers who sold new and used versions of books. We want Ewelike to help and give you a choice between hardback & paperback and new & used.

The English Reading List seems heavily stacked towards well regarded modern and classic fiction. Here’s a small selection and we’ll try and expand it later on.

• John Clare – Selected Poems
• David Powell’s Major Works Book – Recommended for enhancing a student’s knowledge of John Clare
• William Wordworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Lyrical Ballads: With a Few Other Poems New Edition
• William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Lyrical Ballads: With a Few Other Poems Penguin edition – available secondhand only
• Shelley (Percy Bysshe) Selected Poems – Ode to the Westwind and more poems
• Expanded set of Shelley Poems – Poetry and Prose Book – may be useful for additional reading
• David Pirie’s Open University Guide to Shelley may be of use for context
• Paul Foot’s Shelley Biography for background reading

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