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Heart of Darkness Comprehensive Guide for A Level English

Heart of Darkness

Study Guide

Intelligent, detailed notes work through the whole text tracking themes, characterisation, symbols & imagery.

Contexts covered: Biography, European Imperialism, The Modernist Movement, Psychology
& more!

Special notes focus on:

  • Themes
  • Genre
  • Form
  • Contexts
  • Character
  • Language

  • Questions throughout engage students with the text
  • With a special focus on the novella’s status as ‘Victorian’ for AQA A Literature

“A solid study guide to the text. Written clearly & pitched at just the right level for A Level students”
R Grundy, ZigZag A Level English Resource Development Manager


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