Learning to Swim

Overview

Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14–18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will feature writing in English from various genres and differing times. Learning to Swim by Graham Swift is edited by Richard Hoyes, Head of Sixth Form at Farnham College.

... See more details below
Sending request ...

Overview

Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14–18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will feature writing in English from various genres and differing times. Learning to Swim by Graham Swift is edited by Richard Hoyes, Head of Sixth Form at Farnham College.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
Swift's collection of tales about lovers at odds with each other exhibits strong characterizations but lacks the revelatory moments we expect from short fiction. Swift's new novel Ever After , forthcoming from Knopf in March, was reviewed in Fiction Forecasts (Jan. 20). (Mar.)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780679740346
  • Publisher: McKay, David Company, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/1/1992

Table of Contents

Introduction; Text; Glossary; Activities

Customer Reviews
If you've bought this product, tell the world how you liked it.
Write a Review

If you find inappropriate content, please report it to Barnes & Noble
Why is this product inappropriate?
Comments (optional)
500 character limit