Norton Critical Editions:American Literature

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  • The Marrow of Tradition: A Norton Critical Edition

    Charles W. Chesnutt, Werner Sollors

    First Edition

    Paperback

    The Norton Critical Edition of this hugely influential novel gives readers the fullest possible sense of its historical background and critical assessment.

  • The Conjure Stories: A Norton Critical Edition

    Charles W. Chesnutt, Robert B. Stepto, Jennifer Rae Greeson

    First Edition

    Paperback

    Fourteen conjure tales by one of America’s most influential African American fiction writers.

  • The Blithedale Romance: A Norton Critical Edition

    Nathaniel Hawthorne, Richard H. Millington

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This new Norton Critical Edition of Hawthorne’s innovative 1852 novel helps readers navigate and appreciate its elusive plot, powerful characters, and maddening narrator.

  • The Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: A Norton Critical Edition

    Thomas Jefferson, Wayne Franklin

    First Edition

    Paperback

    The first book to include Thomas Jefferson’s writings and writings about him—from his era and ours.

  • How the Other Half Lives: A Norton Critical Edition

    Jacob Riis, Hasia R. Diner

    First Edition

    Paperback

    How the Other Half Lives occupies a premier place on a small list of American books—along with Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Jungle, Silent Spring, The Feminine Mystique, and Unsafe at Any Speed—that changed public opinion, influenced public policy, and left an indelible mark on history.