Richard Marggraf Turley is Professor of English Literature at Aberystwyth University. He is the author of various scholarly articles and books on the Romantic poets, as well as three volumes of his own poetry and a novel, The Cunning House.

Essays are a major form of assessment in higher education today and this is a fact that causes some writers a great deal of anxiety. Fortunately, essay writing is a skill that can be learned, like any other. Writing Essays demystifies the entire process of essay writing and reveals the tricks of the trade, making your student life easier. You'll learn how to impress tutors by discovering exactly what markers look for when they read your work. Using practical examples selected from real student assignments and tutor feedback, this book covers every aspect of composition, from introductions and conclusions, down to presentation and submission.

1. How to write introductions

2. The middle section: structure & critics

3. More on the middle section: linkage

4. How to write conclusions

5. Grammar & punctuation

6. Improving your style

7. Quotations, footnotes, & bibliographies

8. Getting the most out of secondary sources

9. The undergraduate dissertation

10. How to write exam essays