All of the following past exam papers were produced by Edexcel for the latest English Literature specification. The most recent past papers are released after the exam board makes them publicly available.
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June 2025
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
June 2024
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
June 2023
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
June 2022
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2N - 19th-century Novel
Paper 2P - Poetry since 1789
November 2021
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2N - 19th-century Novel
Paper 2P - Poetry since 1789
November 2020
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
June 2019
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
June 2018
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
June 2017
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
Specimen
Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th Century Novel and Poetry Since 1789