«William Dean Howells: 27 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)» by William Dean Howells

This carefully edited collection of William Dean Howells has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.

William Dean Howells (1837–1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed “The Dean of American Letters”, he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story “Christmas Every Day”, and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel. He was the first American author to bring a realist aesthetic to the literature of the United States. His stories of Boston upper crust life set in the 1850s are highly regarded among scholars of American fiction.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

William Dean Howells by Charles Dudley Warner

Novels

A Forgone Conclusion

A Chance Acquaintance

A Modern Instance

A Pair of Patient Lovers

A Traveler from Altruria

An Open-Eyed Conspiracy

Annie Kilburn

April Hopes

Dr. Breen's Practice

Fennel and Rue

Indian Summer

Questionable Shapes

Ragged Lady

The Coast of Bohemia

The Kentons

The Lady of Aroostook

The Landlord at Lion's Head

The Leatherwood God The Minister's Charge

The Quality of Mercy

The Rise of Silas Lapham

The Story of a Play

Through the Eye of the Needle

The Flight of Pony Baker

The March Family Trilogy:

Their Wedding Journey

A Hazard of New Fortunes

Their Silver Wedding Journey

Reminiscences and Autobiography

A Boy's Town

Years of My Youth