This series of notes for GCSE and A-level is tailored to exam requirements. The books provide criticism on specific texts, plus questions. Information on the author and the historical background to the text is given, and a specimen essay, hints for study and a summary of the text is included.

Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking.

In Search of the Beats: Were they angel-headed hipsters, dope smoking dropouts or the most exciting group of writers in postwar American literature? Their stories of drugs, sex and the search for an alternative to 'squaresville' have cornered the market in cult literature, remaining hip even while being taught on university courses and...

Filled with action and vivid portrayal of human relationships, Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' traces the bloody climb to power and tragic ruin of a fate-plagued king.

Angelou's autobiographical modern masterpiece receives the "Bloom's Notes" treatment, as the noted critic examines its place in 20th century literature. "Cliff Notes" they are not", says "Booklist".

A nineteenth-century Scandinavian travelogue in three parts, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library

A remarkably modern book about dieting in the 1860s, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library

"Containing: Bustle, 1897; The Little Book of Health & Curiosity. Written for Boys and Girls, 1905; On Keeping Young and Growing Old, 1915"--Back cover.

Readers get a traditional Cliffs Notes treatment of an award-winning novel that explores the intricacies of love, prejudice, and justice in the Pacific Northwest in the 1950s. This product also features a historical introduction to the novel and addresses the concerns of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the "Very Interesting People" series provides biographies of Britain's fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. This work talks about John Ruskin.

Full transcript of Ali Smith's Muriel Spark lecture, given in November 2017.

Pearl Buck was raised in China by her American parents, Presbyterian missionaries from Virginia. Blonde and blue-eyed she looked startlingly foreign, but felt as at home as her Chinese companions. Pearl Buck would eventually rise to eminence in America as a bestselling author. This biography recounts her upbringing in China.

In Why I Write, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the works we remember him for. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell's mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writers' oeuvre.

In Politics and the English Language, Orwell takes aim at the language used in politics, which, he says, 'is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind'. This essay is just as relevant today, and gives the reader a vital understanding of the tactics at play in political language.

In The Prevention of Literature, Orwell discusses the effect of the ownership of the press on the accuracy of reports of events, and takes aim at political language, which 'consists almost entirely of prefabricated phrases bolted together.' It is a stirring cry for freedom from censorship, which Orwell says must start with the writer themselves.

Politics vs. Literature is, at heart, a review of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Using the book as an example of enjoying a book whose author one cannot stand, Orwell goes on to say that he considers Gulliver's Travels a work of art, leaving the reader to reconsider the books on their own shelves.

A guide to the works of Louis de Bernieres. It deals with de Bernieres' themes, genre and narrative technique, and includes a close reading of the texts that are accompanied with likely exam questions, and contexts and comparisons.

Take Note for Exam Success! York Notes offer an exciting approach to English literature. This market leading series fully reflects student needs. They are packed with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. York Notes, The Ultimate Literature Guides.

'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis.