Hard Times everything you need to catch up, study and prepare for the 2025 and 2026 exams

'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more.

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How to study the text
Author and historical background
General and detailed summaries
Commentary on themes, structure, characters, language and style
Glossaries
Test questions and issues to consider
Essay writing advice
Cultural connections
Literary terms
Illustrations
Colour design