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Philip Allan Literature Guides (for GCSE) provide exam-focused analysis of popular set texts to give students the very best chance of achieving the highest grades possible. This full colour text provides - a thorough commentary, outlining the plot and structure and exploring the themes, style, characters and context of the text; exemplar A*- and C-grade answers to exam-style questions; the assessment objectives for each exam board, highlighting the specific skills that students need to develop; 'Grade booster' boxes with tips on how to move between grades; and Key quotations to memorise and use in the exams Former English teacher Steve Eddy has worked as an editor and journalist in education and in the Mind, Body and Spirit field. He has helped to develop Hodder's English study guides, writing several himself. In addition to the books on this page, he is co-author of Success at Key Stage 3: English and Revise GCSE English; Timeless Wisdom of the Celts; AS and A Level English (WH Smith); and The New Astrology (Bloomsbury). Steve lives in Wales with partner and co-author Claire Hamilton, with whom he runs mythology workshops. He enjoys caving, hill-walking and Qi Gong.