Norton critical edition

Presents the text of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about a family living under the curse of a man who was hanged for witchcraft; and includes background information on the story, and a selection of critical reviews and essays.

Presents the annotated text of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam" inspired by a friend's death and his brother's placement in a mental asylum, and includes essays that discuss the poem's backgrounds and sources, as well as a selection of critical commentary.

Contains a wide spectrum of fifty-two classics and new stories, including "Ward No. 6," "Anna on the Neck," "The Kiss," "Vanka," and more.

Contains an authoritative text and provides source materials, selections from Hardy's autobiography relevant to the novel and to his views on fiction, and critical selections.

Presents William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and includes excerpts from its sources, eighteen works of criticism by writers ranging from John Dryden to Barbara Fuchs, and seventeen works based on the play by such authors as Percy Shelley and Ted Hughes.

Collects the annotated texts of ten short stories written between 1855 and 1905 by nineteenth-century Russian author Leo Tolstoy, and includes two memoirs, excerpts from his diaries and letters, and critical essays.

A classic text presented in the Henry Reeve translation, accompanied by annotations and an introduction. It includes seven letters offering de Tocquville's impressions of his journey through the US. It includes nine contemporary reviews which trace the book's varied reception.