Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0)

About GCSE English Literature set texts

GCSE English Literature is taken by students in England at the end of Year 11 (age 16), after a two-year course in Years 10 and 11. Four exam boards set it: AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas. Each board publishes a specification that names the set texts for every component (a Shakespeare play, a 19th-century novel, a modern prose or drama text), and the school chooses which of those texts its students study.

Titles on this page are copied from that board's own specification, linked below; ReadingList lists only set texts that are already in its catalogue. Specifications are revised from time to time, so check the board's current document and your school's choice before buying.

External references: AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) · OCR GCSE English Literature (J352) · Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0)

How to use this Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0) reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0)— either through the framework’s own published documentation, through audited classroom syllabi citing the framework, or through US state and district curriculum guides that map their reading expectations to it. Each book’s detail page links the specific primary source so parents, teachers, and students can verify the citation and locate the official document.

Reading lists evolve. Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0) citations on ReadingList are reviewed on a rolling basis as primary sources publish updates. If you teach or learn under this framework and a title on this page is no longer used (or you know of one that should appear), the ReadingList methodology page explains how to submit a correction with a citation.