First-year English literature set texts

Curated by by @jamiemufu ShelfKeepr · Updated 3 hours ago

The books that turn up on most first-year English reading lists, in the editions those lists name. Editions matter: cheap reprints drop the footnotes and introduction, and sometimes print a different text. Check your own module's list before you buy.

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The turn of the screwHenry JamesISBN 0393096696
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Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe2nd ed. · ISBN 0393964523
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Things fall apartChinua Achebe1st ed. · ISBN 9780393932195
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Jane EyreCharlotte BrontëNew ed. · ISBN 9780199535590
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BeowulfSeamus HeaneyISBN 9780571250721
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Sir Gawain and the green knightHelen CooperISBN 9780199540167
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The Norton ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareISBN 9780393938630 · Paperback
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HamletWilliam ShakespeareReprint by Thompson Learning · ISBN 9781903436677 · Paperback
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Silas MarnerGeorge EliotISBN 9780199536771
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Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens2003 reprint with revisions (3) · ISBN 9780141194363 · Paperback

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