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Explore our GCSE and A-Level Set Texts and Study Guides

Preparing for GCSEs and A-Levels can be challenging, but our wide range of curriculum-linked audiobooks and study guides help make essential set texts more accessible and engaging. Whether you're revising key themes, analysing characters or building confidence with complex language, our growing audiobook collection will support you and help you succeed. 

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19th Century Novels and Prose for GCSE

Silas Marner

Silas Marner

Author: George Eliot

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Author: Charles Dickens

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Author: Mary Shelley

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Author: Charles Dickens

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Author: Charlotte Bronte

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Author: Jane Austen

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Author: Charles Dickens

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

Author: H.G. Wells

Shakepeare for GCSE

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Author: William Shakespeare

Othello

Othello

Author: William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Author: William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Author: William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Author: William Shakespeare

The Tempest

The Tempest

Author: William Shakespeare

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Author: William Shakespeare

King Lear

King Lear

Author: William Shakespeare

Hamlet

Hamlet

Author: William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Author: William Shakespeare

Macbeth

Macbeth

Author: William Shakespeare

Modern Drama Texts for GCSE

My Mother Said I Never Should

My Mother Said I Never Should

Author: Charlotte Keatley

A Taste of Honey & More

A Taste of Honey & More

Author: Shelagh Delaney

The History Boys

The History Boys

Author: Alan Bennett

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

Author: Harold Brighouse

A View From the Bridge

A View From the Bridge

Author: Arthur Miller

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

Author: J B Priestley

Refugee Boy

Refugee Boy

Author: Benjamin Zephaniah

DNA

DNA

Author: Dennis Kelly

Blood Brothers: A Text Guide

Blood Brothers: A Text Guide

Author: CGP Publications

A Taste of Honey - GCSE York Notes

A Taste of Honey - GCSE York Notes

Author: Dwyer Bernadette

Modern Prose Texts for GCSE

Pigeon English

Pigeon English

Author: Stephen Kelman

Strange Meeting

Strange Meeting

Author: Susan Hill

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Author: John Steinbeck

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Author: George Orwell

To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird

Author: Harper Lee

Coram Boy

Coram Boy

Author: Jamila Gavin

Heroes

Heroes

Author: Robert Cormier

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

Author: Roddy Doyle

Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

Author: Kazuo Ishiguro

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

Author: William Golding

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

Author: Malorie Blackman

About A Boy

About A Boy

Author: Nick Hornby

Ash On A Young Man's Sleeve

Ash On A Young Man's Sleeve

Author: Dannie Abse

My Name Is Leon

My Name Is Leon

Author: Kit de Waal

Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 for A-Level

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

Author: Oscar Wilde

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Author: Heinrik Ibsen

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer

She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to Conquer

Author: Oliver Goldsmith

The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi

Author: John Webster

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Author: John Milton

Maud

Maud

Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson

Selected Poems: Rossetti

Selected Poems: Rossetti

Author: Christina Rossetti

Modern Drama Texts for A-Level

Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder

Author: Thornton Wilder

All My Sons

All My Sons

Author: Arthur Miller

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

Author: Tennessee Williams

Top Girls

Top Girls

Author: Caryl Churchill, Megan Austin Oberle

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Author: Tennessee Williams

The Crucible

The Crucible

Author: Arthur Miller

Blackadder Goes Forth

Blackadder Goes Forth

Author: Richard Curtis

My Boy Jack

My Boy Jack

Author: David Haig

Modern Prose Texts for A-Level

A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

Author: Ernest Hemingway

Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Author: Graham Greene

The Help

The Help

Author: Kathryn Stockett

The Cutting Season

The Cutting Season

Author: Attica Locke

The Island of Missing Trees

The Island of Missing Trees

Author: Elif Shafak

Mr Loverman

Mr Loverman

Author: Bernardine Evaristo

Atonement

Atonement

Author: Ian Mcewan

Brotherless Night

Brotherless Night

Author: V. V. Ganeshananthan

Kala

Kala

Author: Colin Walsh

The God of Small Things

The God of Small Things

Author: Arundhati Roy

When Will There Be Good News?

When Will There Be Good News?

Author: Kate Atkinson

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Author: Agatha Christie

Strange Meeting

Strange Meeting

Author: Susan Hill

Rebecca

Rebecca

Author: Daphne Du Maurier

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Author: Khaled Hosseini

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Author: Truman Capote

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Author: Alice Walker

Homage To Catalonia

Homage To Catalonia

Author: George Orwell

All Quiet On the Western Front

All Quiet On the Western Front

Author: E M Remarque

Birdsong

Birdsong

Author: Sebastian Faulks

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Author: F Scott Fitzgerald

Goodbye To All That

Goodbye To All That

Author: Robert Graves

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

Author: Richard Yates

Beloved

Beloved

Author: Toni Morrison

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

Author: Jon Krakauer

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

Author: Margaret Atwood

The Lonely Londoners

The Lonely Londoners

Author: Sam Selvon

Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

Author: Kazuo Ishiguro

Enduring Love

Enduring Love

Author: Ian Mcewan

Life Class

Life Class

Author: Pat Barker

A Room With A View

A Room With A View

Author: E M Forster

The Children of Men

The Children of Men

Author: P. D. James

Small Island

Small Island

Author: Andrea Levy

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

Author: Kazuo Ishiguro

The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar

Author: Sylvia Plath

Girl, Woman, Other

Girl, Woman, Other

Author: Bernardine Evaristo