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Which answer is the correct way of citing this source

using MLA format?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One Summer: America, 1927
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A: Bryson. "One Summer: America, 1927." 2013
B: Bryson, Bill. One Summer: America, 1927. Doubleday, Oct. 2013.
C: Bill Bryson. One Summer: America, 1927. 2013, Doubleday Publishing. 2013
D: One Summer: America, 1927. Bryson, Bill. Doubleday, Oct. 2013

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The correct way of citing the source in MLA format is:

B: Bryson, Bill. One Summer: America, 1927. Doubleday, Oct. 2013.

How to use MLA format

Author's Name: The author's name is presented with the last name first, followed by the first name. In this case, the author is Bill Bryson.

Title of the Book: The title of the book, One Summer: America, 1927, is italicized or underlined. It's important to note that the title is italicized and not in quotation marks.

Publisher: The name of the publisher is provided next, which is Doubleday in this instance.

Publication Date: The publication date is specified at the end, including the month (abbreviated) and the year. In this case, it's "Oct. 2013."

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