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WORKS CITED MADE EASY WITH MLA

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HOW TO CITE A BOOK IN MLA FORMAT
(MLA 5.6)

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To cite a book in MLA format you will need:

• Author(s)
• Title of Book
• Place of Publication
• Publisher
• Year of publication
• Edition (if provided)

The citation is arranged:

Author(s). Title. Edition. Place of Publication:

     Publisher, Year of Publication

Examples:

McManus, Jane. Cuba's Island of Dreams:

     Voices from the Isle of Pines and Youth.

     Gainesville: UP of Florida, 2000.

Muraski, Shikibu. The Tale of Genji. Trans. by

      Edward G. Seidensticker. Rev. ed. New

     York: Vintage-Random, 1985.

Palmer, William J., and Neal Lerner. Dickens

     and New Historicism. New York: St.

     Martin's, 1997.

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Last update: February 25, 2008

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