Norton Critical Editions:American Literature

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  • The Wings of the Dove: A Norton Critical Edition

    Henry James, J. Donald Crowley, Richard A. Hocks

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    The text of this 1902 novel is again that of the fully corrected and annotated reprint of the New York Edition (1909), together with James’s preface and the two frontispieces he commissioned for the New York Edition of The Wings of the Dove.

  • Melville's Short Novels: A Norton Critical Edition

    Herman Melville, Dan McCall

    First Edition

    Paperback

    Collected in this volume are Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd—presented in the best texts available, those published during Melville's lifetime and corrected by the author.

  • Emerson's Prose and Poetry: A Norton Critical Edition

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, Saundra Morris, Joel Porte

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This new volume is the most comprehensive collection of Emerson’s writings available in a paperback edition.

  • Woman in the Nineteenth Century: A Norton Critical Edition

    Margaret Fuller, Larry J. Reynolds

    First Edition

    Paperback

    The text is that of the first edition and includes comprehensive textual annotations.

  • McTeague: A Norton Critical Edition

    Frank Norris, Donald Pizer

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    The text of this edition presents, fully annotated, the 1899 First Edition text of McTeague, a significant example of American literary naturalism and a commentary on turn-of-the-century American cultural values.