Poetry and Prose Criticism Commendations

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WordSmith Guides

as part of their preparations for external exams. Here are some of the things teachers have said about the books so far published (they are quoted with their permission)...

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'I really do think it's useful and beautifully structured.' Annie Andrews, Jakarta International School

'...extremely useful...I would like our students in Year 12 to purchase it.' Julie Burrows, Sha Tin College, Hong Kong

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'I have been very pleased with the Hamlet study commentary. I was dropped into a substituting situation for two weeks where the students were working on Hamlet...and the practical tips and analysis provided in the commentary were extremely helpful.' Ann King, Lycée de Sèvres, France

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Persuasion and the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales - Workbook Editions

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