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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)

1st September 2019 jng 0

Great Expectations Author: Charles Dickens List: Pre-modern Year of publication: 1861 Pages: 505 Goodreads: Great Expectations          

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)

26th August 2019 jng 0

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Year of publication: 1886 Pages: 139 [½] Goodreads: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde          

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Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)

11th January 2019 jng 0

Oliver Twist Author: Charles Dickens List: Pre-modern Year of publication: 1836 Pages: 300 Goodreads: Oliver Twist          

Dystopia

Gulliver’s Travels (Jonathan Swift)

3rd January 2019 jng 0

Gulliver’s Travels Author: Jonathan Swift List: Pre-Modern Project: dystopia – government / social injustice Year: 1729 Pages: 306 Goodreads: Gulliver’s Travels          

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Dracula (Bram Stoker)

23rd December 2018 jng 0

 Dracula Author: Bram Stoker List: Pre-modern Year of publication: 1897 Pages: 488 Goodreads: Dracula        

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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)

23rd December 2018 jng 0

Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen List: Pre-modern Year of publication: 1813 Pages: 435 Goodreads: Pride and Prejudice        

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2019 Rankings

23rd December 2018 jng 0

These are the rankings of the JNG students of 2017-2019.

Orpheus

Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)

4th August 2018 jng 0

Wuthering Heights Author: Emily Brontë Project: Orpheus – love and trust Year of publication: 1847 Pages: 416 Goodreads: Wuthering Heights   [download]  

Orpheus

Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)

4th August 2018 jng 0

Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Brontë Year of publication: 1847 Project: Orpheus – love and trust Pages: 507 Goodreads: Jane Eyre   [download]    

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The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)

4th August 2018 jng 0

The Moonstone Author: Wilkie Collins List: Pre-Modern Year of publication: 1868 Pages: 528 Goodreads: The Moonstone      

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