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This collection of essays describes the genesis of ten classic works of American literature. Using biographical, cultural, and manuscript evidence, the contributors tell the "stories of stories," plotting the often curious and always interesting ways in which notable American books took shape in a writer's mind.

Authoring (Authorship) --- Authorship --- Canon (Literature) --- Canon (Literatuur) --- Canons littéraires --- Literaire canon --- Oeuvres -- Attribution --- Paternité artistique --- Paternité littéraire --- Qualité d'auteur --- Schrijverskwaliteit en auteurschap --- Writing (Authorship) --- American literature --- Authors, American --- Authorship. --- Littérature américaine --- Ecrivains américains --- Chefs-d'oeuvre (Littérature) --- Art d'écrire --- History and criticism. --- Biography. --- Histoire et critique --- Biographie --- Littérature américaine --- Ecrivains américains --- Chefs-d'oeuvre (Littérature) --- Art d'écrire --- History and criticism --- Authors [American ] --- Biography --- Melville, Herman --- Thoreau, Henry David --- Twain, Mark --- Fitzgerald, Francis Scott --- Wright, Richard --- Steinbeck, John --- Literature --- Classics, Literary --- Literary canon --- Literary classics --- Best books --- Criticism --- American authors