The Norton reader: An anthology of expository prose

by Arthur M. Eastman

The Norton Reader was one of my assigned books for freshman college English. I found most of the selections interesting, but did not have the time to read everything. My father picked it up and was fascinated by the Donald Hall story "A Hundred Thousand Straightened Nails." He's been talking about it for years. Somehow the book disappeared and my father had been hunting for a copy for decades. I decided to try to locate a copy on Alibris since I've had good luck finding other out of print books there. I found the correct Norton Reader edition and sent it to my father who is thrilled to have it again. The selection of material in it is excellent. readerofall on July 10, 2008

Genres: Nonfiction, Literature, Anthologies, Reference, Essays, Writing, Classics

1252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

Reviews

[Ann M]

I have the fourth edition.

[Sigo Paolini]

I have this one...the first and it's 1221 pages long and not 632. There is a table of contents which breaks the book into PERSONAL REPORT, On Language, On Education, On Mind, On Civilization, On Literature and the Arts, On Ethics, On Government, On History, On Science and finally On religion.
Next at 1197 A conpendious rhetoric and rhteorical index; List of Authors 1207 and finally Index 1217

Hang on. This was going to go to the great sale when something caught my eye, Allan Seagers the Joy of Sport at Oxford, and I foolishly began to read, now I see Mark Twain Stagecoaching to Virginia City, Huxley's Newspeak and on. Talley-ho!

[Karen]

I read 4th edition, shorter edition (1977).