Norton Critical Editions:American Literature

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  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

  Frederick Douglass, William L. Andrews, William S. McFeely

  Second Edition

  Paperback

  This revision of the acclaimed and widely-assigned Norton Critical Edition of Frederick Douglass’ autobiography includes key examples of literary and cultural analyses that have engaged scholars over the last three decades.

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  Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

  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...

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  A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  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...

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  The House of Mirth

  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...

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  Uncle Tom's Cabin

  Harriet Beecher Stowe, Elizabeth Ammons

  Third Edition

  Paperback

  One of the most important activist texts in American literature is now available in a thoroughly updated and revised Norton Critical Edition.