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Higher English topics

Higher English

Absolute Shakespeare - Links to all Shakespeare's written works, with biographies, fact files etc.

BBC Bitesize Higher English - Bitesize revision for Higher English including close reading and the critical essay.

Poetry Archive - Poetry past and present. Includes archive recordings of poets reading their own work.

Poem Hunter - A database of over 100,000 poems.

Bernard MacLaverty - This site is an official resource of information about the author and his work.

Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive - Includes poems, letters and manuscript pages as well as a WW1 document archive.

World War One - Trenches on the Web - Contains reference materials and images.

The World War 1 Document Archive - Collection of material relating to World War 1, including original texts and images.

Encyclopaedia of the First World War - Created by teachers and students from different countries.

Useful Websites for Reading Fiction and for Preparing for Your Personal Study Assessment
There are many sites offering opinion on texts and information about texts and authors. You will find sources such as prizes for fiction, media, bookshops and libraries in addition to author's home pages. These are some sources which you should find useful.

Booker Prize Reviews - Reviews of Man Booker Prize nominees.

Costa Book Awards - Main website for the Costa Book Award (formerly Whitbread Book Awards) including listings and entry information.

Orange Prize for Fiction - Main website for the Orange Fiction Prize which includes extracts from the winning book.

BBC-The Big Read - BBC list of best-loved books as voted for by the public. Go to book champions and watch trailers. No longer updated.

Amazon - Amazon Book Supplier. Contains reviews from buyers.

Book Trust - An independent charity promoting books and reading. Excellent source of book reviews as well as information about national reading campaigns and events.

Guardian Book Reviews - Book reviews from the Guardian Newspaper.

For authors, just the name and see what you can find.