Wise Children
AQA LTA1 AS Level Literature: The Modern Novel
Legacy Specification: until 2009
These are editions of the set texts for Unit 1 of the AQA AS Level Specification A English Literature course. The last examination for this course will take place in 2009, which will be final resit opportunity; candidates beginning courses in September 2008 should use the new Specification, which has its first AS papers in 2009.
Candidates study one novel; this is a closed text paper so copies of the novels are not allowed in the examination room.
Remember that it is essential to check from the AQA specification that you are reading the right text and edition for the right year! There were changes in set texts in 2006 - please check the AQA website yourself to be sure you have prepared the correct texts.
Clicking on a link to a text on this page will take you to the Amazon UK site for more information. If you have difficulty locating a new copy, or just want to save money, you should be able to find second hand editions: Amazon UK and Abebooks are good places to look.
The following are the texts for 2008 and 2009:
- The Spire
- William Golding
- Cold Mountain
- Charles Frazier
- Wise Children
- The useful Wikepedia entry on the novel
- The potentially very helpful Wikibooks A-level Wise Children Study Guide
- Angela Carter: a Beginner's Guide
by Gina Wisker was recommended by Teachit members
- Possession
- A. S. Byatt; see the Vintage Living Texts volume on this writer.
- Spies
- Michael Frayn; see also the Frayn page on this site.