Norton Critical Editions:American Literature

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  • The House of the Seven Gables: A Norton Critical Edition

    Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert S. Levine

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    “The notes and the annotations in this and other Norton volumes most influence my decision in choosing this text. I thought the volume excellent. My students commented that it was very helpful.” —Margaret Murray, Western Connecticut State University

  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: A Norton Critical Edition

    Harriet Jacobs, Frances Smith Foster, Richard Yarborough

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition includes:

    • The first edition (1861), with the editors’ explanatory annotations, introduction, and glossary of the...

  • Moby-Dick: A Norton Critical Edition

    Herman Melville, Hershel Parker

    Third Edition

    Paperback

    From the foreword to the selected bibliography this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive documentary source for the study of Moby-Dick.

  • The House of Mirth: A Norton Critical Edition

    Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Ammons

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition includes:

    • The 1905 book edition of the novel, complete with A. B. Wenzell’s eight original illustrations.
    • A...

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: A Norton Critical Edition

    Mark Twain, Henry B. Wonham

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition includes:

    • The first American edition (1889) of the novel, approved by Twain and published by his own company.
    • All...