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The official, personal website of Alexander Gordon Smith, author of The INVENTORS, ESCAPE FROM FURNACE, The FURY and The DEVIL'S ENGINE

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The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

The Wave - FULL REVISION

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Do the Right Thing Scene Analysis

The Wave: Tim becomes Wenger's bodyguard (clip 6 of 9)

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

The Lost Boys opening

A Level English Literature: moving towards a critical vocabulary

Year 7 English poems

Expressionism

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April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

E-Safety

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

Increase in Fees for Instrumental/Vocal lessons from September 2026

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Just For Fun ZEN English Key Stage 3 Hitchcock Reading GCSE The Wave Art Year 10 Recipes Year 9 Options Wingfield Barns The Lost Boys English Literature Shakespeare Carol Theatre Poetry Anthology Student Information

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