Twenty Years of Nella Larsen's "Passing"

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The following excerpts were digitized for an assignment in Dr. Miriam Brown Spiers's fall 2020 Introduction to English studies (ENGL 2145) course. The assignment required students to analyze paratextual elements of eight different editions of "Passing" held by the Bentley Rare Book Museum. Paratextual elements included in the excerpts include covers, front matter, marginalia, advertisements, etc. These elements provide insight into the production and consumption of books and demonstrate how a specific text is interpreted over time.

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Excerpt from "Passing" (2004)

Larsen, Nella (Dover Publications, 2020-09-07)

Excerpt of 2004 edition of Nella Larsen's "Passing"
Excerpt from "Passing" (2002)

Larsen, Nella (The Modern Library, 2020-09-07)

Excerpt from the 2002 hardback edition of Nella Larsen's "Passing"
Excerpt from "The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen" (2001)

Larsen, Nella (Anchor Books, 2020-09-07)

Excerpt of the 2001 paperback edition of "The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen"
Excerpt from "Passing" (2000)

Larsen, Nella (The Modern Library, 2020-09-07)

Excerpt from a 2000 hardback edition of Nella Larsen's "Passing"
Excerpt from "Passing" (1997)

Larsen, Nella (Penguin Books, 2020-09-07)

Excerpt from the 1997 paperback edition of Nella Larsen's "Passing"
Excerpt from "An Intimation of Things Distant: The Collected Fiction of Nella Larsen" (1992)

Larsen, Nella (Anchor Books, 2020-09-02)

Excerpt from the 1992 paperback "An Intimation of Things Distant: The Collected Fiction of Nella Larsen"
Excerpt from "Quicksand and Passing" (1986)

Larsen, Nella (Rutgers University Press, 2020-09-02)

Excerpt from a 1986 paperback edition of Nella Larsen's novels "Quicksand" and "Passing"
Excerpt from "Passing" (1985; reprint of 1929 edition)

Larsen, Nella (Alfred A. Knopf; reprinted by AYER Company Publishing, 2020-09-02)

Excerpts from a 1985 hardcover edition of Nella Larsen's "Passing"