Norton Critical Editions:American Literature

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Tales of Henry James: A Norton Critical Edition
Henry James, Christof Wegelin, Henry B. Wonham
Second Edition
Paperback
Nine of James’s most important tales, including (new to the second edition) "In the Cage," a tale that engages James’s complicated attitudes toward gender, class, and the rise of information technology.
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.