Norton Critical Editions:American Literature

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Winesburg, Ohio

  Sherwood Anderson, Charles E. Modlin, Ray Lewis White

  First Edition

  Paperback

  Set against the backdrop of a fictional 1890s town, Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio depicts the not-so-simple lives of its residents as seen through the eyes of George Willard, a young and observant resident.