Norton Critical Editions:American Literature

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  • As I Lay Dying: A Norton Critical Edition

    William Faulkner, Michael Gorra

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1985 corrected text and is accompanied by newly updated and expanded explanatory annotations and an...

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Norton Critical Edition

    Mark Twain, Thomas Cooley

    Fourth Edition

    Paperback

    “I LOVE this book, as a reader, and I always enjoy teaching it. In the midst of current conversations and conflicts (Black Lives Matter and the responses to it, for example), its importance as a truly ‘American’ novel only grows.”—Anita Guynn, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

  • The Turn of the Screw: A Norton Critical Edition

    Henry James, Jonathan Warren

    Third Edition

    Paperback

    “This admirable new and expanded Norton Critical Edition, with its judiciously selected and expertly curated secondary materials, both historical and critical, and accompanied by Jonathan Warren's excellent introduction, is an invaluable resource for students, instructors, and scholars.” —Sheila Teahan, Michigan State University

  • My Bondage and My Freedom: A Norton Critical Edition

    Frederick Douglass, Nick Bromell, R. Blakeslee Gilpin

    First Edition

    Paperback

    “Nick Bromell and R. Blakeslee Gilpin have edited Frederick Douglass’s iconic autobiography with great verve and insight. Coupled with some known as well as unknown documents, this edition of My Bondage and My Freedom will be of tremendo

  • The House of the Seven Gables: A Norton Critical Edition

    Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert S. Levine

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    “The notes and the annotations in this and other Norton volumes most influence my decision in choosing this text. I thought the volume excellent. My students commented that it was very helpful.” —Margaret Murray, Western Connecticut State University