One of a series of literature guides for students from Key Stage 3 to A-Level, this book focuses on Thomas Hardy's "Wessex Tales". Each title in the series aims to develop the skills and techniques required for English-literature coursework and exams, and at the same time to encourage an exploratory reading of the text under discussion. There are introductions to the plot, characters and themes, detailed commentary on the text, self-test questions, and guidance on literary terms, memorable quotes and examination essays.

 

This book is part of a book series called Letts Literature Guide .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Letts Educational .

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This book has the following chapters: Map - Hardy's Wessex; who's who - character types; themes; themes commentary - Thomas Hardy and the "Wessex Tales"; text commentary -"The Three Strangers"; text commentary - "A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four"; text-commentary - "The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion"; text commentary - "The Whitered Arm"; self-questions; text commentary - "Fellow-Townsmen"; text commentary - "Interlopers at the Knap"; text commentary - "The Distracted Preacher"; how to write an examination essay; how to write a coursework essay; self-test answers.