Norton Critical Editions:Modern and Contemporary Literature

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  • A Clockwork Orange: A Norton Critical Edition

    Anthony Burgess, Mark Rawlinson

    First Edition

    Paperback

    “A brilliant novel . . . a savage satire on the distortions of the single and collective minds.” —New York Times

    “Anthony Burgess has written what looks like a nasty little shocker, but is really that rare thing in English letters: a philosophical novel.” —Time

  • The Secret Sharer and Other Stories: A Norton Critical Edition

    Joseph Conrad, John G. Peters

    First Edition

    Paperback

    Four stories—two set on stormy seas, two on calm seas, all four based on the same incident—that speak to each other in interesting ways.

  • Heart of Darkness: A Norton Critical Edition

    Joseph Conrad, Paul B. Armstrong

    Fifth Edition

    eBook

    “This is the best Norton Critical Edition yet! All my students are becoming intensely interested in reading Conrad—largely because of this excellent work.”—Elise F. Knapp, Western Connecticut State University

  • E. E. Cummings: Selected Works: A Norton Critical Edition

    E. E. Cummings, Milton A. Cohen

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition includes:

    • 166 poems spanning the range of Cummings’s career, selections of his prose and dramatic writing, twelve...

  • A Contract with God and Other Stories of Dropsie Avenue: A Norton Critical Edition

    Will Eisner, Jared Gardner

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition includes:

    • Jared Gardner’s insightful introduction and explanatory notes.
    • Generous selections from four of Will Eisner...