Norton Critical Editions:Nineteenth-Century Literature

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  • Blake's Poetry and Designs: A Norton Critical Edition

    William Blake, John E. Grant, Mary Lynn Johnson

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    The Second Edition of this revered Norton Critical Edition is the most comprehensive introduction to Blake’s poetry and thought available.

  • North and South: A Norton Critical Edition

    Elizabeth Gaskell, Alan Shelston

    First Edition

    Paperback

    A revolutionary social and political commentary, North and South solidified Gaskell’s place in the company of Victorian England’s finest novelists.

  • Northanger Abbey: A Norton Critical Edition

    Jane Austen, Susan Fraiman

    First Edition

    Paperback

    Northanger Abbey, written in Jane Austen’s youth and posthumously published, is arguably her most mysterious, imaginative, and optimistic novel.

  • George Bernard Shaw's Plays

    George Bernard Shaw, Sandie Byrne

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    This collection presents a cross-section of Shaw's most important theater work—Mrs. Warren's Profession, Man and Superman, Major Barbara, and Pygmalion.

  • In Memoriam

    Alfred Tennyson, Erik Gray

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    Tennyson’s central poem is presented with an extensive introduction that provides background information on the poet and poem as well as an overview of In Memoriam’s formal and thematic peculiarities, including Tennyson’s use of the stanza and the poem’s rhyme scheme.