Norton Critical Editions:American Literature

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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.

  • 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.

  • Ethan Frome: A Norton Critical Edition

    Edith Wharton, Kristin O. Lauer, Cynthia Griffin Wolff

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition of Edith Wharton's celebrated novella is based on the first edition, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1911.

  • The House of Mirth

    Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Ammons

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition of Edith Wharton's quintessential novel of the Gilded Age reprints the Scribner's magazine text of 1905, including the eight original illustrations.

  • Maggie: A Girl of the Streets: A Norton Critical Edition

    Stephen Crane, Thomas A. Gullason

    First Edition

    Paperback

    Maggie: A Girl of the Streets was the first major naturalistic novel in America.