Question

This is for an Essay Question for English: Look at the materials you have around you. Select any resource. Identify the type of source (book, magazine, website, etc.) and write a properly formatted MLA works cited entry for that resource.

Answer 1

According to the MLA Handbook (8th ed.), the general format of an entry for a book is: Author’s last Name, Author’s first Name. Title of Book. City of publication, name of the publisher, year of publication.

For example, following MLA format, the works cited entry for the book A Brief History of Great Britain by William Burns should be:

Burns, William. A Brief History of Great Britain. New York, Facts on File, 2010.