The Albatross (Study Texts S.) - Softcover
Specially selected by Maura Healy, this series aims to offer an innovative and adventurous collection of texts that demonstrates the best of women's writing, both black and white. Complete texts reflecting a range of genres as well as different cultures and experiences are offered and the volumes contain study material and assignments at a range of levels to deepen pupils' enjoyment and understanding of literature. A reading log is also included with ideas for group and individual assignments to help pupils find their way around the texts. This text includes pre-reading activities, notes and coursework assignments. The story is centred on a bleak fishing vollage in East Anglia where Duncan Pike, mentally retarded and dominated by his sour, crippled mother lives. When his hero Ted Flint, drowns in a lifeboat accident no-one but the other village eccentric can understand the nature of Duncan's loss. The series is intended for 14-16 year olds sitting GCSE English and English Literature and adults taking English examinations and overseas students. It is suitable for those taking GCSE-LEAG, NEA, SEG and MEG examinations.
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About the Author:
Susan Hill was born in Scarborough in 1942, and educated at grammar schools there and in Coventry. She read English at King's College, London, of which she is now a Fellow. As well as I'm the King of the Castle, her novels include Strange Meeting, The Bird of Night, In the Springtime of the Year, Air and Angels, The Service of Clouds,The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Rise of Darkness, The Beacon, The Vows of Silence and The Small Hand. She has written several volumes of short stories, including A Bit of Singing and Dancing; two ghost novels, The Woman in Black and The Mist in the Mirror; and a number of stories for children. Her autobiographical books are The Magic Apple Tree and Family. She is married with two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.
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- PublisherLongman
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0582017289
- ISBN 13 9780582017283
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages228
- EditorBooley Heather
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