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Survey of British Literature
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Discover 24 masterfully told works of literature containing priceless life lessons!

Core 530 is a complete, one-year "literature-only" program designed to help prepare your pre-college students for "life" as they evaluate a story's message from a biblical worldview.

Your students will also:

  • Discover how to make their communication interesting, engaging, and easy to understand.
  • Become familiar with British literary works from content and stylistic standpoints.
  • Develop a practical understanding of the inner workings of poetry.
  • Vastly expand their vocabulary.
  • Uncover many secrets of great storytellers and understand how to develop stories that captivate their readers.
  • Prepare to take the Advanced Placement test in English Literature.(Note: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Program, and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.)

The literature selections they'll read in Survey of British Literature run the gamut of style, voice, and genre and include works of: comedy, tragedy, epic poetry, detective stories, romance novels, historical fiction, satire, adventure, Arthurian (King Arthur) narratives, fantasy, travelogue, autobiography, Gothic horror, and Christian allegory.

Surprises await around every corner...

The literary explorations of your students will reveal many great plots, intriguing characters, and unforgettable tales:

Along the way they will:

  • Discover Old English poem that unveils the first Anglo superhero, written when the Christian gospel first came to the pagans of Scandinavia.
  • Meet Sir Gawain, a knight of the Round Table who struggles with temptation and the superficiality of King Arthur's court.
  • Admire Chaucer's wit and wisdom as he regales us with some of his most popular tales.
  • Deeply ponder the human condition as it is expressed in Shakespeare's incredible tragedy, Hamlet.
  • Relax in the presence of popular stories about Sherlock Holmes, Peter Pan, and a butler, Jeeves.
  • Meditate on several thought-provoking, insightful, and influential Christian works along the path: works like Milton's Paradise Lost and C. S. Lewis' Great Divorce.
  • Experience the horror of life without laws or God in works like Golding's Lord of the Flies, Forster's A Passage to India, and Shelley's Frankenstein.

Sound and Sense Answer Key

Sound and Sense Answer Key

With every poem come several thought-provoking, unanswered questions. Use our answers a starting point for discussion, or as a help when stumped. more »

Recommended for ages: 17-18 17 18
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Item #530-02

The Adventures and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

These stories show Holmes' successes, his mistakes, his biographer, and, finally, his nemesis. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
$13.00

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Item #530-10

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

As a critic says, the worlds of childhood, dreams, nonsense and logic meet in this delightful and unexpected story. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
$8.95

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Item #530-13

Beowulf

Beowulf

The first major English epic poem, translated by a Nobel-Prize winning poet. more »

Recommended for ages: 17-18 17 18
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Item #530-16

Canterbury Quintet

Canterbury Quintet

The General Prologue & Four Tales: A Reader-Friendly Edition This text uses Chaucer's original language, but updates the spelling and offers definitions and occasional translations as needed. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-19

Dubliners

Dubliners

Fifteen short stories by arguably the most influential writer of the 20th Century show snapshots of life in Dublin. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-22

Emma

Emma

Emma's cleverness deserts her in matters of love . . . more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

The original Gothic horror story that started a genre. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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The Great Divorce

The Great Divorce

The speaker tours hell and heaven and offers insight into man's sinful nature and God's grace. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-31

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

Swift's satire lampoons his society. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Hamlet

Hamlet

Prince Hamlet learns the King murdered his father — but is revenge the answer? more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

A bored lord invents a relative as a useful excuse for avoiding unpleasant social engagements. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

A plane crash strands a group of boys on a tropical island and they form a new society . . . more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

The story of Adam and Eve: their creation, bliss, temptation, fall, and subsequent misery. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-46

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

Forster highlights the cultural differences between British colonials and their Indian counterparts. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Peter Pan

Peter Pan

The original, unabridged story of the boy who never grew up... and the girl who tried to be his mother. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-52

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

Linguist Henry Higgins teaches a guttersnipe to speak properly and passes her off on high society. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Right Ho, Jeeves

Right Ho, Jeeves

Two people are in love. Marriage doesn't seem far away. But when Bertie Wooster wishes to help, the expected happy ending proves ever more elusive. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-58

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

and Other Poems A sailor kills an albatross and finds himself punished horribly as a result. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-61

The Secret Sharer & Other Stories

The Secret Sharer & Other Stories

Unabridged Powerful short stories about sailing and the sea. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-64

A Severe Mercy

A Severe Mercy

With 18 Letters by C.S. Lewis The autobiography of two pagans, deeply in love, who come to Christ. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-67

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

One of the earliest and finest accounts of King Arthur's court. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
$15.00

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Sound and Sense

Sound and Sense

12th Edition Unlocks the depth and delight of poetry. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-73

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

A vivid picture of class struggles shown through the lens of two families on two continents. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-76

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

and Three Men on the Bummel Three friends decide to spend a week relaxing in a boat on the Thames. Forget the relaxation! more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

The civilized Linton children meet the wild Catherine Earnshaw and her savage adopted brother Heathcliff. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-85

Word Power Made Easy

Word Power Made Easy

The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary. Consumable. The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary. Vocabulary study at its finest. more »

Recommended for ages: 16-18 16 17 18
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Item #530-82