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 Hannes  Vienna 09 May 21 2.23pm |
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I ran across "Wuthering Heights" written by Emily Bronte in my library. Browsing through in the foreword of the German translation it's mentioned that this is/was a "must-read" for students in secondary school in England. Can anybody confirm this and furthermore tell me which other books are/were generally considered as "standard classical literature" to be read and discussed in higher levels of secondary school in England (assume that this reading-lists will have undergone some changes during the years).
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 09 May 21 2.34pm |
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We certainly looked at Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. I think we probably studied Orwell with Animal Farm too.
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Teddy Eagle  09 May 21 3.09pm |
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Hannes- here is a list of the sort of books being covered at the moment.
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martin2412  Living The Dream 09 May 21 3.19pm |
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When I was at school our 'O' Level Literature book was The Merchant of Venice. What a load of old cobblers that was, as is all Shakespeare in my opinion. Since leaving school in 1980, I have read two books. Both of those were about five years ago whilst on holiday. I can't stand reading, and put that down to having a job that is non-stop paperwork.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 09 May 21 3.25pm |
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Can't remember too much about books we studied at my secondary school other than Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Although I do recall there being quite a lot of excitement about who was reading a copy of The Pearl that was doing the rounds. Wasn't a top rated school, but it was approved. Been pulled down now.
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| Dubai Eagle 09 May 21 3.35pm |
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My kids have done a lot of work with - A Christmas Carol & Romeo & Juliet & An Inspector calls - back in my day we did An Inspector calls & of mice & men.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 09 May 21 3.41pm |
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Originally posted by martin2412
When I was at school our 'O' Level Literature book was The Merchant of Venice. What a load of old cobblers that was, as is all Shakespeare in my opinion. Since leaving school in 1980, I have read two books. Both of those were about five years ago whilst on holiday. I can't stand reading, and put that down to having a job that is non-stop paperwork. From Porridge "I read a book once! Green, it was." Heslop Bit unfair on Shakespeare he managed to write hit plays across various genre not many playwrights are successful at that comedy, history, romance, politics, fantasy etc., 400 years later they are still being performed. How many woke writers of today will be remembered in 10 years. Edited by Badger11 (09 May 2021 3.44pm)
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| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 09 May 21 3.45pm |
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Romeo & juliet is all I can remember & a lot of chapters from various books about Irish history.
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cryrst  The garden of England 09 May 21 3.46pm |
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Originally posted by Dubai Eagle
My kids have done a lot of work with - A Christmas Carol & Romeo & Juliet & An Inspector calls - back in my day we did An Inspector calls & of mice & men. Did those two as well.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 09 May 21 4.33pm |
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Books I have read in lockdown To Kill A Mocking Bird - Beautiful book about racial injustice in the deep south. I have read it many times it makes me cry. A Fine Balance - Rohiton Mistry, fantastic book about the terrible lives of a group of tailors in India, had me in tears. Where The Crawdads Sing - about a little girl abandoned by her family who grows up in the swamp very emotional. My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante 2 little girls growing up in post war Naples, kept welling up. And of course who could forget the immortal book The highs and lows of being a Brighton Fan - Now this one really did make me cry Plus loads of crime fiction.
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| Hannes Vienna 09 May 21 9.08pm |
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Tks to all of your for your information and tks to TE for the list. For the sake of completness the one book that all Austrian students of my age-group (56) will remember was Friedrich Torberg's "Young Gerber". A good read (TBF, not at the age when we had to read it at school when most of us made a short-cut by delivering the summaries and analysis from elder brothers and sisters) but may be a little bit outdated nowadays as the underlying problem (sadistic teacher bullies student who commits suicide fearing to fail his final examination) is nowadays more turned in the other way round.
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| Tom-the-eagle Croydon 09 May 21 11.49pm |
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Remember reading The Outsiders at school, Liked it so much I nicked it. Still got it at home with the school name and address stamped on the inside cover. I guess it was about teenage rebellion so all I was really doing was showing I understood it.
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