"Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher," Philip Pullman, former teacher and author of "Northern Lights". "I found this guide a very helpful and compact introduction to literature but also to University in general. I will definitely use it in the future to look certain chapters up. The links provided are also very useful. I really appreciated how it is very honest in how it deals with problems, fears and anxieties students face," says Gwendolin Barnard, an undergraduate studying English. Are you studying English at university either as your main degree or as a subsidiary subject? Are you finding it challenging? Is some of the reading very difficult? Are you struggling to write good essays? Are you uncertain about how to use references and sources? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then this lively, short guide to studying English at university could be what you've been looking for! Written by an experienced teacher and university lecturer, this book covers all the basics you need to know to achieve highly on an English course at university. It discusses: how to tackle difficult reading lists, how to write brilliant essays, how to analyse most literary texts including poetry, how to get to grips with literary theory, the texts you really need to know about, including a section on "The Bible" The book contains a number of useful case studies based on real students' experiences of doing English at university and is jammed packed with advice from students themselves who have overcome their difficulties.