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**THIS IS AN E-BOOK. IT IS NOT A PHYSICAL TEXTBOOK** This unparalleled collection offers the trusted writing guidance students need, along with the exciting mix of the stories, poems, and plays instructors want. The Thirteenth Edition adds more contemporary and diverse works to engage today’s students, and new pedagogical tools―in print and online―help foster close reading and careful writing, making this book the best choice for helping students appreciate, analyze, and write about literature.