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 Guides .

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1998 by Letts Educational .

The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.

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.