The Brief Bedford Reader

by X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, Jane E. Aaron

A compact version of one of the most popular composition readers available today—at a significant savings to students—The Brief Bedford Reader provides 45 compelling readings by excellent writers and all the practical instructional material of the full-length book to connect critical reading to academic writing. The unique "Writers on Writing" feature illustrates the many ways writers create meaning from what they read and experience. The twelfth edition provides even more helpful guidance for students on critical reading and writing, a new appendix with advice on APA documentation, and an updated selection of compelling readings. The print text is now integrated with e-Pages for The Brief Bedford Reader, designed to take advantage of what the Web can do, with provocative new essays and multimodal selections.

Genres: Textbooks, Literature, School, Nonfiction, Language, Anthologies

640 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Shelley Diamond · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a textbook for learning to write in the English language. It is an excellent resource for writers but it also has a great collection of short stories and essays which are examples of different writing styles. I would have become a better writer if there was a textbook like this when I was in school!

[Skai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had to read this book for my College Composition I class.

[Brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Brief Bedford Reader was assigned reading for a creative English college course. It is full of short essays by brilliant authors. Styles of writing include Narrative, Descriptive, Process Analysis, etc... The readings combined with the critical thinking activities found at the end of the readings, provide readers with a better understanding of the technique.

[Julianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was great improving my writing. With passages by esteemed writers like Maya Angelou on how they begin writing a story or a book, it really teaches you how the writer's mind works, how to properly outline your forethoughts and ideas, and finally how to write in narrative form. Definitely a manual I'd recommend!

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one's actually better than the expanded or "complete" version. Why? Well, less of it so you can read more interesting novels and stuff, of course.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thus far, a much better 1301 text than last year's atrociousness.

[Rachel]

This is for my ENG 101, yes I said english 101 stupid school is making me take it again instead of cleping it...