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GCSE English Literature Set Texts

The novels, plays and poems most frequently set for GCSE English Literature in England, Wales and Northern Ireland — covering every major exam board including AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC.

Macbeth William Shakespeare · 1606 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare · 1597 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare · 1600 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare · 1600 Essential Read See details →
Julius Caesar William Shakespeare · 1599 Essential Read See details →
The Tempest William Shakespeare · 1611 Essential Read See details →
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens · 1843 Essential Read See details →
Great Expectations Charles Dickens · 1861 Essential Read See details →
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886 Essential Read See details →
An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley · 1945 Essential Read See details →
Lord of the Flies William Golding · 1954 Recommended See details →
Animal Farm George Orwell · 1945 Recommended See details →
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte · 1847 Essential Read See details →
Frankenstein Mary Shelley · 1818 Essential Read See details →
The Sign of Four Arthur Conan Doyle · 1890 Essential Read See details →
An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley · 1945 Essential Read See details →
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare · 1600 Essential Read See details →
Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro · 2005 Essential Read See details →

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