St Augustine's Grammar School Old Boys
English

Staff

Mr Terry McSweeney BA Manch
Mr Mike Allen BA Manch
Mr Peter Brooks BA Leicester †
Mr William Muir BA Newcastle
Mr C Kelvin Paisley BA Oxon ALCM
Mr Barnie Quinn BA NUI †
Mr Richard G Scrowston BA Manch †
Miss Mary Shiner

Another peripatetic subject with no fixed location

Sample English Literature Exam

Reading lists: in lower forms, we had reading lists of books which we were asked to read and subsequently write a review.
Continuing this in 2025, we provide a forum for you to express your opinion about books* you have read on our review page for the benefit of all
(* or Films, TV Programmes, Music or Theatre)

A heavy emphasis on Shakespeare: I recall, we studied Macbeth in 4 of first 5 years!


A Future Offence

A novel by Dave Espley available from Amazon: A Future Offence
Website:daveespley.com


   

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The Quietest lesson of All Time

Credit goes to Miss Shiner - approx. June'77.
...the memory of her, legs slightly apart, standing in front of the library window whilst the sun streamed through her flimsy summer skirt (remember the infamous Diana photo?).
1H was never again so captivated by the reading of "The Mayor of Canterbury" - we never took our eyes off her