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The Elements of Literature – Third Canadian Edition brings together a wide range of short narratives and poems spanning early American literature to contemporary Canadian voices. The anthology includes emblematic short stories such as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s *My Kinsman, Major Molineux*, Edgar Allan Poe’s *Purloined Letter*, and William Faulkner’s *A Rose for Emily*, alongside contemporary pieces by authors like Alice Munro, Louise Erdrich, and Thomas King. In addition, it incorporates classic poetry from Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, John Donne, and Walt Whitman, offering readers a diverse literary experience that underscores themes of identity, social change, gender, and human connection.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Robert Scholes
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