This is an index of some of the work I did for my A-Level English course. I’m hoping that it’ll prove to be of some use to someone studying a similar course. You can buy all of the texts referenced at the very lowest prices from the sjhoward.co.uk shop. I draw your attention to the site’s Copyright Licence which expressly forbids plagiarism.

Dracula and Frankenstein

» Comparing the presentation of Harker in Dracula and Walton in Frankenstein

» Comparing the presentation of Lucy and Mina in Dracula

» Comparing the ways in which Stoker and Shelley use language to create the various settings against which the action of their novels takes place

The Miller’s Tale

» A discussion of the ways in which Chaucer builds up a picture of Absolon and Nicholas

» “The Miller’s Tale demonstrates the richness and enormous variety of Chaucer’s English.” How far do you agree with this statement?

The Alchemist

» How does Jonson present the Anabaptists and their ideas in the play?

» Explore the ways in which Subtle and Face vary their approach and language to suit their different victims

Language Production and Analysis

» Tilly in Toe Stub Terror: A mock red-top newspaper report (Complete PDF Mockup here)

» A Titanic Tragedy: A mock newspaper report on the Titanic disaster

» Evaluation of the effect of Stalin’s speech style in a radio broadcast to the Russian people, explaining how he conveys his attitudes and values in the context of his speech. (Source speech here)