THE ULTIMATE GUIDES TO EXAM SUCCESS from York Notes
- the UKs favourite English Literature Study Guides. York Notes for AS &
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Doctor Faustus exists in two versions both of which were edited from performances in the time of Marlowe. Both are considered to be authentic but there are notable differences both the b text containing additional scenes as well as different wording. Doctor Faustus: A text * Written to help students make the transition from GCSE to AS/A level;* Contains a detailed introductory section that puts the play in its historical context;* Provides in-depth textual notes;* Contains exam-style questions;*
Includes: carefully selected extracts from key critical works on the play;* Offers additional study skills for AS & A2 learning.
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Everyone has a dark side. Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug. A chemical that can turn him into something else. Suddenly he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Hyde. Transforming himself at will he roams the streets of fog-bound London as his monstrous alter-ego. It seems he is master of his fate. It seems he is in complete control. But soon he will discover that his double life comes at a hideous price.. . ...

In seeking to discover his inner self the brilliant Dr Jekyll discovers a monster. First published to critical acclaim in 1886 this mesmerising thriller is a terrifying study of the duality of man's nature. Also included in this volume is Stevenson's 1887 collection of short stories The Merry Men & Other Tales & Fables. The Merry Men is a gripping Highland tale of shipwrecks & madness; Markheim the sinister study of the mind of a murderer; Thrawn Janet a spine-chilling tale of demonic possession; Olalla a study of degeneration & incipient vampirism in the Spanish mountains; Will O'the Mill a thought-provoking fable about a mountain inn-keeper; & The Treasure of Franchard a study of French bourgeois life. ...

Robby creates his own comic strips so he can freak out his friends & family. His favourite character is Dr Maniac a villain with a wicked grin & evil superpowers. & now Dr Maniac is on the loose.. .in the real world! Will Robby survive his encounter with Dr Maniac & join the other kids who have been summoned to Horror Land? Either way danger is drawing closer & closer... ...

With 5 sturdy lacing cards colourful laces & more than 20 activities this guide builds your childs pre-reading skills & inspires creative thinking with the zany Dr Seuss characters. It helps children to develop fine motor skills & increase h&-eye coordination. ...

Illustrator by day surrealist by night Ted Geisel created a body of previously little-known work that he called his Midnight Paintings " & which is now known as " The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss." This irrepressible & soulful collection redefines Ted Geisel as an iconic artist. For sixty years his " Secret Art" allowed Geisel to expand his artistic boundaries without the confines & pressures of commercial deadlines & influences. This volume exuberantly juxtaposes Geisels " Midnight Paintings" with his best-loved childrens books because this was how Dr. Seuss constructed his creative life-his days devoted to literature for children his nights to letting his mind & palette wander to even stranger shores. Inevitably Geisel created images in his private artworks that would find their way into his literary projects. The iconic artwork packed into these pages helps us understand that it isnt always a straight line from here to there that matters.. .but rather the fun of the journey that really counts." ...

Genie Street is a magical place where anything can happen. This is an ideal first chapter book series for children who are gaining in reading confidence & want to progress to reading a proper book. Each book is split into two stories with large type & plenty of pictures so that children can read it for themselves with a sense of achievement. It is ideal for Key Stage 1 children. When Daisy & Tom move to Genie Street they find out that nobody who lives on the street is quite what they seem! Dr Singh looks like an ordinary old man but he is really a pirate captain! What will happens when Daisy & Tom join him for an adventure? This is book 4 in the Genie Street" series." ...

Dr Benjamin Spock revolutionized child care & generations of parents have relied on his timeless bestseller. It remains THE source book the most authoritative & reliable guide available. Collaborating with Dr Stephen J. Parker Dr Spock updated & expanded his book to meet the changes & challenges of the 21st century. Now revised by Dr Robert Needleman it is organised for fast & easy reference &

Includes:: entirely new sections covering adolescence & provides the latest information on topics from breastfeeding & first aid to talking to your child about sex contraception & drugs. All Dr Spock's invaluable time-tested advice is here including the most current medical practices & advances in childcare. More than ever before this essential & classic work will help all parents face their many challenges & responsibilities with new confidence & joy. As Dr Spock always said ' Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.'

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Chartist surgeon heretic Archdruid & pioneer in the legalisation of cremation in the British Isles Dr William Price was undoubtedly one of the most flamboyant romantic & eccentric characters in Welsh history. Famed healer crusader of reform exiled political activist & a sparkling dynamic eloquent man who blazed progress & controversy by outraging a conventional society there was much more to Price than his radical attitudes to cremation. Poverty-stricken in his youth & with an insane priest for a father Price remarkably still became a surgeon by the age of just twenty-one. He created an embryonic national health service masterminded the first Museum of Welsh Life launched Britain's first co-operative society had visions of a new massed druidic rising & was exiled to France as a Chartist leader. Calling his first son Jesus Christ Price claiming he was a druidic Messiah he cremated the child after its death aged just five months. The landmark court case led to the passing of the Cremation Act in 1902. He fathered illegitimate children with a housekeeper sixty years his junior & died sipping a glass of champagne at the age of ninety-three. This is the first fully researched biography of Dr Price capturing not only his life's history but also the thoughts & ideals of the man himself. It

Includes:: a vast collection of pictures private letters & family papers never used in any previous publications.

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