Herodotus, Walter Blanco, Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
Second Edition
Walter Blanco’s acclaimed translation of The Histories is now available in its entirety in this revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition.More
Clive James
Clive James presents the “prequel” to his celebrated Cultural Amnesia—forty-nine essays that form a cultural education in one brilliant volume.More
Thomas Cooley
Eighth Edition
A trusted collection of short essays arranged by rhetorical mode—with charming, practical writing instruction.More
Pam Houston
“Pam Houston catches the voice of an entire generation of adventurous young women whose intrepid hearts lead them into deep water.”—ElleMore
Henry D. Thoreau, Robert D. Richardson, Lincoln Perry
A beautiful new presentation of Thoreau’s classic work, enhanced with an illuminating essay and watercolors.More
Paula Fox
“Not only can Fox see, she can hear, she can feel.”—Zadie Smith, Harper’sMore
Herbert Marks
Volume(s): 1
A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of The English Bible, King James Version, is the most accessible edition available.More
Gerald Hammond, Austin Busch
Volume(s): 2
A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of The English Bible, King James Version, is the most accessible edition available.More
John D'Agata, Jim Fingal
Named a top 10 Best Book of 2012 by Slate.com
An innovative essayist and his fact-checker do battle about the use of truth and the definition of nonfiction.More
Thomas Paine, J. M. Opal
Thomas Paine often declared himself a citizen of the world. This Norton Critical Edition presents Paine and his writing within the transatlantic and global context of the revolutionary ideas and actions of his time.More
Linda Peterson, John Brereton, Joseph Bizup, Et Al.
Thirteenth Edition
The classic among essay readers.More
Sandra M. Gilbert
A collection of essays that reexamine literature through a feminist gaze from
"one of our most versatile and gifted writers" (Joyce Carol Oates).More
Bradford Morrow, David Shields
What is death and how does it touch upon life? Twenty writers look for answers.More
Richard Hugo
“I don’t know why we do it. We must be crazy./Welcome, fellow poet.”—Richard HugoMore
Nadine Gordimer
An extraordinary achievement, Telling Times reflects the true spirit of the writer as a literary beacon, moral activist, and political visionary.More