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
Writing examination essays
Text Guidance
Contexts
Life and works of Jane Austen
Regency England
Comedy and romance
The rise of the novel
Women writers and feminism
Critical history
Chapter summaries
Character notes
Character types
Places
Plot and structure
The title of the novel
Themes
Images and symbols
Humour, satire and wit
Letters
Narrative modes
Language and style
Critical comments
Useful quotations
Literary terms and concepts
Questions and Answers
Essay questions
Sample essays
Further study

About the Author(s):
Marian Cox has been Head of English and A-level literature teacher in a variety of schools
in the UK and overseas. She has written many teacher resource packs, student guides and
literary articles, and is also an experienced literature examiner.