British Literature Student Edition

By Jack Cassidy and Bridget Murphy

Welcoming a vibrant new British literature text With over 70 selections, the all-new British Literature brings some of the best works of British authors to your students. Students explore the writings of Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Virginia Woolf, Anita Desai, and others. British Literature encompasses a wide range of genres--from classic to contemporary writing. The text presents excerpts from novels, as well as plays, short stories, poetry, speeches, essays, and other works. Students learn how writers use rhyme, figures of speech, personification, metaphor, satire, hyperbole, and other techniques to bring their words to life. Lexile Level 850* Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 8-12 *Lexile level of instructional content is 850; Lexile level of individual text selections range from 640 to 1630.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785440909
• ISBN13: 9780785440901
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Ags Secondary
• Length: 700 Pages
• Weight: 3.18 lbs.