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Thursday, 16 August 2012

How to write a good English exam answer

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Reading Around Chaucer

Key Skills With Chaucer - great for theories and AO4
Chaucer at The Luminarium
Good for summaries and interpretive issues on "The Merchant's Tale"
Chaucer Beginners Notes
Excellent Essay and Annotated Text of "The Merchant's Tale"
Harvard pages on Chaucer
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