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The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Eighth Edition) (Vol. Package 1: A, B, C)

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I ordered this book for my literature studies and it is an excellent resource or English poetry, prose and literature. Not only was it more economical to order from Amazon, but it came sooner than expected. If you want one of the best companions for lit, this it the one.

While there have been changes made to the Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1 (or A), there's no mistaking that in its genre, this is a masterpiece. It's easy to quibble with which selections make it in and which versions are used, etc. But this is an incredibly rich resource of early English literature.

This is one of the books that helped foster my love of literature, and that of many others. It is a portal to any number of authors you wish to read in more detail. It's hard not to love a book that gives you introductions to the following authors and works - and many, many more!

Bede and Beowulf
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Julian of Norwich
Thomas Mallory and the Arthurian Legends
Sir Thomas More and Utopia
William Tyndale, John Calvin, John Foxe
The Book of Common Prayer
Queen Elizabeth
Spencer's The Fairie Queene
Sir Walter Raleigh
Many of Shakespeare's sonnets and 2 of his plays
John Donne
Francis Bacon
George Herbert
John Dryden
Jonathan Swift
Alexander Pope
And John Bunyan

The Norton Anthology series does exactly what it should: introduce its readers to a smorgasbord of the best of English literature. Don't let the size or price daunt you. The size is worth it for the breadth and depth of content. As for price, there are many inexpensive used editions around, going back to many earlier editions.

This book should be on every bookshelf!

great set, good translations of poems and easy to transport since they are split into three books. Very glad I purchased this item.

As an English major, I have found the Norton Anthologies to be an incredible tool for study, as well as future reading pleasure.

The package, which consisted of volumes A, B and C, arrived quickly. Although it said online that it was used I would have honestly thought that it was brand new. None of the pages were written on or worn out in any way. I am completely satisfied with my purchase.

I'm glad I got this three volume set instead of the all-in-one book, which is way too thick and heavy to carry around easily. It's probably also much cheaper than the ones sold in most college bookstores. These books were in good condition as described by the seller, and arrived quickly.

For those of you that already know about this book, you know that there are many editions and this edition happens to be the best one, especially if your a student and carry a lot of books.
What's great about this specific item is that the volumes are broken down into 3 seperate sections. You no longer have to carry one big book, you can simply just carry the book you need instead of all of them or one big one.

Received my book in time for class. Great service. Good doing business with you. =)

This is the book that my University has chosen to use in my English Literature 1 class this semester. The stories throughout are really great on print. What I like about it most is how it references the most important words at the bottom of the page in which the stories are told. We just started off with Beowulf and it was a great first week's experience.

The book arrived quickly and in amazing condition. I didn't like the version of Canterbury Tales used, but it's a good book overall. Probably would enjoy it more if it wasn't for class, though