The Norton Sampler (short Essays For Composition)

Edited by Cooley Thomas
Short description/annotation
Short essays with just enough writing instruction.
Description

A trusted and engaging collection of 65 short essays, both classic and contemporary. All are arranged by rhetorical pattern, with practical instruction on how to write an essay. The Ninth Edition has a brand-new design, 22 NEW readings, a NEW chapter on the elements of the essay, and the most easy-to-use organization of any reader of its kind.

Biographical note
Thomas Cooley is Emeritus Professor of English at The Ohio State University. He is the author of articles and books on American literature, including The Ivory Leg in the Ebony Cabinet: Madness, Race, and Gender in Victorian America and Educated Lives: The Rise of Modern Autobiography in America. He is also the editor of Back to the Lake, The Norton Sampler, and other textbooks in rhetoric and composition.