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William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. He was known for the Christmas story Christmas Every Day.
Born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, originally Martinsville, to William Cooper and Mary Dean Howells, Howells was the second of eight children....
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A Hazard of New Fortunes
A Hazard of New Fortunes is a novel by William Dean Howells. First published in 1890, the book was well-received for its awareness of social injustice—indeed, the book, considered by many to be his best work, was one of three Howells had written...
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The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social...
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- 1885
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A Traveler from Altruria
A Traveler from Altruria is a Utopian novel by William Dean Howells first published in installments in The Cosmopolitan, Vol. XIV, No.1 (November 1892) to Vol. XV, No.6 (October 1893), and eventually in book form during 1894.
Set during the early...
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- 1894
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A Modern Instance
A Modern Instance, is a novel written by William Dean Howells.
The novel explores the deterioration of what could have been an otherwise healthy marriage through industrial enterprise and capitalistic greed. The story chronicles the rise and fall of...
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- 1882
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My Mark Twain
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Italian journeys
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Indian summer
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Through the Eye of the Needle
Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance is a 1907 Utopian novel written by William Dean Howells. It is the final volume in Howells's "Altrurian trilogy," following A Traveler from Altruria (1894) and Letters of an Altrurian Traveler (1904).
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smoking car
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mouse-trap
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Mrs Farrell
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Boy life
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likely story
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Buying a horse
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Shaker village
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coast of Bohemia
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parlor car
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Evening dress
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Minor dramas
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Winifred Howells
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