Hello

If you really want to take admission in English hons then  you need to cover up the syllabus given by the university.

Now coming to your question regarding the books you need to refer.

According to me you hardly need any book for preparation of the exam. Just work on your grammar, essays, comprehension and vocabulary for which you can take help from the internet.

But still if you want to refer any book for help then you can go for arihant.