The authors name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase but the page numbers.

How to cite book in text mla format. To cite the cover of a book create a works-cited-list entry for the book and then key. The names of the second and third authors are given in regular first and last name order. If you are citing a particular piece within an anthology or collection more common see A Work in an Anthology Reference or Collection below.

If you know that the work varies by file format for the e-book you are citing you can list the file format as a supplemental element at the end of the entry. Citing a textbook in MLA format is the same as citing any other kind of book and that involves starting with the author and following with the title and pub. Feeling that Peter was on his way back the Neverland had again woke into life Barrie ch.

Give the authors name after the title preceded by by. In MLA in-text citations are inserted in the body of your research paper to briefly document the source of your information. To cite the entire anthology or collection list by editor s followed by a comma and editor or for multiple editors editors This sort of entry is somewhat rare.

MLA Chapter or Authored Section of an Edited Bookebook Citation Examples are not double-spaced but your Works Cited list should be double-spaced Examples do not show indented lines after the first line but yours should be indented Last Name First Name Middle Initial. Using In-text Citation Include an in-text citation when you refer to summarize paraphrase or quote from another source. The names of the second and third authors are given in regular first and last name order.

For two authors reverse only the first name followed by and and the second name in normal order e. The first authors name listed is reversed the last name comes before the first name. Heres a direct quote Smith 8.

For up-to-date guidance see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. An MLA in-text citation should always include the authors last name either in the introductory. If the source does not use page numbers do not include a number in the parenthetical citation.