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June 2025
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry
June 2024
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry
June 2023
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry
June 2022
Paper 1P - Poetry Anthology
Paper 1N - The 19th Century Novel
Paper 1M - Modern prose/drama
Paper 2 - Shakespeare and Unseen Poetry
November 2021
Paper 1M Modern prose/drama
Paper 1N - The 19th Century Novel
Paper 1P - Poetry Anthology
Paper 2 - Shakespeare and Unseen Poetry
November 2020
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry
June 2019
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry
Specimen
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry