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William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was a prolific writer of essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoirs, plays, and travel books, Howells was the gold standard of American letters f...view moreWilliam Dean Howells (1837-1920) was a prolific writer of essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoirs, plays, and travel books, Howells was the gold standard of American letters from the Civil War until World War I. For many years he was the influential editor of The Atlantic Monthly, and from that chair befriended the likes of Mark Twain, Henry James, Bret Harte, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, all of whom, if asked, would have listed Howells as among the most influential writers of the age. He is credited with having developed a school of literature around the themes of realism. At his death he was known as the 'Lincoln of literature'.view less
Books by William Dean Howells
The Christmas Library: 250+ Essential Christmas Novels, Poems, Carols, Short Stories...by 100+ Authors Indian Summer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChristmas Every Day: and Other Stories Told for Children Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Modern Instance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Oxford Book of American Essays Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Rise of Silas Lapham Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise of Silas Lapham Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Greatest American Short Stories: 50+ Classics of American Literature Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Greatest Christmas Stories: 120+ Authors, 250+ Magical Christmas Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Greatest American Short Stories (Vol. 1) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by William Dean Howells
Indian Summer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Coast of Bohemia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChristmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Christmas Every Day Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Mark Twain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnnie Kilburn Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Little Swiss Sojourn Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIndian Summer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHazard of New Fortunes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFive O'Clock Tea Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIndian Summer (version 2) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings