English Language & Literature

• English Review

Go one step further in A-level English with access to the complete archive of English Review magazine.

• David Crystal A Total Genius Linguist 

• Essential Reference Tool Rediscover Grammar 

• https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/e-magazine/English@Ricky Password: Hamlet1 

• A Modern Reading List - 100 best books of the 21st century 

• Recommended reading from academics and students 

• How Novels Work - John Mullan 

• The Ode Less Travelled - Stephen Fry 

• Very Short Introductions - books on poetry, horror, gender, literary theory 

• The best non-fiction books of all time - Pan Macmillan EXPAND your repertoire 

• Goodreads 

• https: 50 Great Essays of all time 

• In Our Time - programmes on lots of texts and literary movements 

• Marlon and Jake Read Dead People - good for reading inspiration 

• The Rest is History - recommended episodes Decolonising Africa, 1922, George Orwell, Ireland (among many!) 

• Poetry Unbound - short discussions of a single poem 

• Tragedy - Cathartic Effect, Reversal of Intention, and Role of Fortune | Britannica 

• BBC Sounds - Podcasts 

• Books and Authors (BBC) - features the BBC’s Open Book and A Good Read. 

• The Guardian Books - offers a weekly round-up of books, writing and poetry. 

• The Penguin Podcast - features thinkers and pioneers from publishing and beyond. Speakers bring five objects to the Penguin studios that have inspired their work.

• Poem of the Day from the Poetry Foundation, a poem read aloud every day. 

• Massolit - Modernism 

• Massolit - Romanticism 

• https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think/transcript 

• Adaptations of any of the plays on Drama Online Username: 8Yp!0Tw%z& Password: 3Gh&7OG!ns 

• The School of Life Literature Playlist 

• THREE MINUTE THOUGHT: LACAN AND LANGUAGE Psychology and Language linked 

• The Many different ways to consider how English Language shapes our life 

• https://www.hayfestival.com/home 

• #authorsoftiktok | TikTok 

• https://www.bl.uk/ 

• Encyclopedia Britannica Lists Like Wikipedia - but accurate and well researched - Just Browse and Go! 

• English Resources for Schools from Balliol College, Oxford.

• The British Library UK 

• Dickens' House 

• Tate Britain 

• National Gallery 

• Any theatre! The Old Vic, the Young Vic, the National and the Almeida have interesting plays and cheap tickets for young people. 

• Friday Rush | National Theatre Deliciously Cheap Tickets 

• https://www.hayfestival.com/home 

• The Important link between Linguistics and Marketing – Cytrus Logic 

• Hay Festival Academy ( for the future) 

• The Orwell Youth Prize 

• Massolit video essay competition 2023. 

• Girton Writing Competition - an essay or creative response inspired by a museum piece 

• Lancaster Writing Award - a competition with 4 different categories (poetry, fiction, screenwriting, criticism) 

• Woolf Essay Prize - open to women only 

• Trinity College - Linguistics essay competition