Short essays with just enough writing instruction. A trusted and engaging collection of 65 short essays, both classic and contemporary. All are arranged by rhetorical pattern, with practical instruction on how to write an essay. The Ninth Edition has a brand-new design, 22 NEW readings, a NEW chapter on the elements of the essay, and the most easy-to-use organization of any reader of its kind.The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition (Ninth Edition) 9th Edition by Thomas Cooley and Publisher W. W. Norton & Company. ISBNs: 9780393674514, 0393674517. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9780393602913, 0393602915.