Summary:
AS/A-Level English Literature Student Text Guides comprise three sections:
an Introduction, which outlines the aims of the guide, the relevant exam board specification and Assessment Objectives
Text Guidance, which gives coverage of key aspects of the text
Questions and Answers, which focuses on the various types of essay questions and offers specifmen plans and sample answers, together with mark schemes.

• Succint and accessible coverage of all the key aspects of the set text, including contexts, interpretations and controversies
  

• Clear outline of the exam board specifications and their Assessment Objectives
  

• Invaluable Question and Answer section with various types of questions, plans, mark schemes and answers
  

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Aims of the guide
Assessment Objectives
Revision advice
Examination essays
Text guidance
Contexts
Charlotte Brontë
Chronology
Historical, political and social overview
Industrial Revolution
The position of women in Victorian society
Religion
Critical history
Literary background
Fictional autobiography
Romanticism
The Pilgrim’s Progress
Gothic fiction
Satire
Chapter summaries and notes
Characters
Autobiography: Chapter I
The red-room: Chapter II
Narrative technique: Chapter XIX
Reading between the lines: Chapter XXIII
The women in Mr Rochester’s life: Chapter XXVII
Critical responses: Chapter XXXIV
Different interpretations: Chapter XXXVIII
Place names
Character names
The two Mrs Rochesters
Rochester and Rivers
The influence of Romanticism
Timeline
Imagery
Symbolism
Themes
Useful quotations
Literary terms and concepts
Questions and answers
Essay questions, specimen plans and notes
Sample essays
Further study

About the Author(s):
Anne Crow has taught A-level English literature for more than 30 years, and is an experienced examiner. She is the author of The Great Gatsby Teacher Resource Pack and Student Text Guide and writes regularly for The English Review, also published by Phiip Allan Updates.