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How do I Cite the Book Treasure Island by Stevenson?

Citing a book is relatively easy if you know the right system, order and what is expected. Citing references is an important part of any kind of writing and knowing how to to do this correctly is vital. There are different ways to reference books, but, in this example, the Harvard System of Citation is being used. This is also referred to as parenthetical as it occurs within the body of the text.

Instructions

  1. Basic Harvard System of Citation

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      Always write the author's surname first.

      Type at the end of a sentence an open parenthesis and then the name of the author, the surname first and then initials.

      (Stevenson R.L.

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      The year of publication must be cited.

      Check the date when the publication was published--in this instance, 2010. Add this after the name. It should look like this: (Stevenson R.L. 2010

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      Page numbers are important if you have used a quotation from a book.

      If you have used a specific page or quotation, add the page number like this:

      (Stevenson R.L. 2010, pg100)

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    Full Referencing Using the Harvard System

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      Writers understand the need for a good referencing system.

      The full reference should occur at the end of an essay in a section titled "References." Type or write the authors' surname and then his initials. So, in this case you will write: "Stevenson R.L."

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      Always put the year in parenthesis.

      Type an open parenthesis, add the year of publication, then close parenthesis. Forr example: (2010). At this point you will also need to add a comma after your closed parenthesis. You will normally find the publishing details of a book on the first page or two.

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      Good referencing will improve the quality of any essay.

      Type the title of the book in italics. Add a comma after the title. Check whether the book has an edition. If so, include the edition number in your citation.

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      Universities generally use the Harvard Referencing System.

      Find the place in which the book was published. In this case it was published in Alberta, Canada. Add this to your citation and end with a period. If you are just citing the book as a reference and not directly quoting from it, your reference is now complete and should look like this:

      Stevenson R. L. (2010) Treasure Island, Qualitas Publishing, Alberta, Canada.

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      Referencing means that you can always locate where you found your information.

      Add page numbers if you are quoting from the book within your essay. Check the page you are quoting from and then add to the end of the reference, after a comma, the letters "pp" with a period after them. Like this: pp. 38.

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