Junior Freshman English Studies Books?

many

Did anyone do English Studies last year? Does anyone have any second hand books they would be wiling to sell? Just got the reading list today, it's gonna break the bank...

Sir Ophiuchus

Don't actually buy all those books. They're all in the library.

many

yeah clearly not, just wondered if anyone had any of them

NSNO

many wrote: »

yeah clearly not, just wondered if anyone had any of them

Have you tried the SU?

CJTobin

Follow NSNO's advice Many, the SU Bookshop in House 6 is definitely worth checking out before you part with any cash, but only after you've checked out the library.

You'll find House 6 to the right of Front Arch just as you're about to exit College, and the SU Bookshop is on the first floor (above the ground floor), as fair as my summer addled mind can recall.

Keep an eye out there during the year if you're short on cash, you might be able to get a job out of them too!

Curlyhatescurls

Hi, I am in second year english studies. Honestly I would advise you to wait a few weeks before you think about buying books, you really don't need to barring ONE important exception and that is old english. For old english you will be taking two language classes on top of your lecture every week and for the language classes it is essential that you have the book. You will be learning all your verbs and grammer from it as well as translating from it for homework.

I have the book from last year, 'A Guide to Old English' by Mitchell and Robinson, 7th edition and would like to sell it. Pm me if you're interested.

I don't know if the modules are the same, we had one called 'The Novel' so I have two novels from that 'North and South' by Elizabeth Gaskell and 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde.

Curlyhatescurls

Also, do not buy the literary theory book by rivkin and ryan (the super huge one that they say is essential) The library have a few copies and tbh you really won't be reading that much of it for it to be ever worth buying. It is soooo expensive.

But if you do decide you really want it I have that too and will sell it:)

Mardy Bum

Curlyhatescurls wrote: »

Also, do not buy the literary theory book by rivkin and ryan (the super huge one that they say is essential) The library have a few copies and tbh you really won't be reading that much of it for it to be ever worth buying. It is soooo expensive.

But if you do decide you really want it I have that too and will sell it:)

I'm doing a Masters in English following my undergrad and I can tell you that book is extremely useful for undergrad English as well as postgraduate to an extent but if the library has a few/enough copies fair enough.

Sir Ophiuchus

Curlyhatescurls wrote: »

Also, do not buy the literary theory book by rivkin and ryan (the super huge one that they say is essential) The library have a few copies and tbh you really won't be reading that much of it for it to be ever worth buying. It is soooo expensive.

But if you do decide you really want it I have that too and will sell it:)

I have to say, the best and probably only book you'll need on literary theory as an undergraduate is "Beginning Theory" by Peter Barry. It got me and everyone in my class through our JF exams.