British Literature Books
Other editions for any of the following books are fine, including Kindle or Nook editions (second-hand, mass market, paperback, and/or Kindle/Nook editions are generally the most economical). You may also find many of these books at your local library. For the Shakespeare plays, however, the Folger Library printed editions are strongly recommended.
The following British Literature books are subdivided by the quarter in which they will be covered in class. Siblings simultaneously enrolled in British Literature only need one copy of a book per family.
All students will need a copy of the MLA Handbook, 8th ed. (which they will likely need in college as well).
British Literature Course Overview:
The following British Literature books are subdivided by the quarter in which they will be covered in class. Siblings simultaneously enrolled in British Literature only need one copy of a book per family.
All students will need a copy of the MLA Handbook, 8th ed. (which they will likely need in college as well).
British Literature Course Overview:
| british_literature-overview.pdf |
References (Recommended)
Title: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Edition: New Author: -- ISBN-10: 087779295X ISBN-13: 978-0877792956 Purchase from Amazon.com Reference (Required)
Title: MLA Handbook
Edition: 8th Author: -- ISBN-10: 1603292624 ISBN-13: 978-1603292627 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Guide to Punctuation and Style
Edition: New Author: -- ISBN-10: 0877799210 ISBN-13: 978-0877799214 Purchase from Amazon.com |
First Quarter
(purchase by Sept. 1)
Title: Hamlet
Edition: Folger Library Edition Author: William Shakespeare ISBN-10: 074347712X ISBN-13: 978-0743477123 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Much Ado About Nothing
Edition: Folger Library Edition Author: William Shakespeare ISBN-10: 0743482751 ISBN-13: 978-0743482752 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Pilgrim's Progress in Today's English
Edition: New Edition
Author: John Bunyan, James Thomas
ISBN-10: 080246520X
ISBN-13: 978-0802465207
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Edition: New Edition
Author: John Bunyan, James Thomas
ISBN-10: 080246520X
ISBN-13: 978-0802465207
Purchase from Amazon.com
Other editions of Pilgrim's Progress are also fine (including, of course, editions in the original "old English"), but the modern English version listed here is highly recommended since it is considerably easier to read.
Second Quarter (purchase by Nov. 1)
Title: Pride and Prejudice
Edition: --- Author: Jane Austen ISBN-10: 154204748X ISBN-13: 978-1542047487 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Wuthering Heights
Edition: -- Author: Emily Brontë ISBN-10: 0486292568 ISBN-13: 978-0486292564 Purchase from Amazon.com |
The Amazon.com Classics editions above (and below for Great Expectations and Treasure Island) are really nice, "easy-on-the-eyes," well-printed paperback books. Other good edition options: Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights
Third Quarter (purchase by Jan. 1)
Title: Great Expectations
Edition: --- Author: Charles Dickens ISBN-10: 0486415864 ISBN-13: 978-0486415864 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Treasure Island
Edition: -- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN-10: 0486275590 ISBN-13: 978-0486275598 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Captains Courageous
Edition: Unabridged
Author: Rudyard Kipling
ISBN-10: 0486407861
ISBN-13: 978-0486407869
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Edition: Unabridged
Author: Rudyard Kipling
ISBN-10: 0486407861
ISBN-13: 978-0486407869
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Other options: Great Expectations, Treasure Island
Fourth Quarter (purchase by Mar. 1)
Title: Lost Horizon
Edition: --- Author: James Hilton ISBN-10: 0062113726 ISBN-13: 978-0062113726 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Watership Down
Edition: --- Author: Richard Adams ISBN-10: 0743277708 ISBN-13: 978-0743277709 Purchase from Amazon.com |
Title: Animal Farm
Edition: ---
Author: George Orwell
ISBN-10: 0451526341
ISBN-13: ---
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Edition: ---
Author: George Orwell
ISBN-10: 0451526341
ISBN-13: ---
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