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William Dean Howells

34 Published Stories

William Dean Howells's Books and Stories

Their Wedding Journey

Their Wedding Journey

 Literature
5.0
Their Wedding Journey by William Dean Howells
Their Silver Wedding Journey, Part I.

Their Silver Wedding Journey, Part I.

 Literature
5.0
Their Silver Wedding Journey, Part I. by William Dean Howells
The Minister's Charge

The Minister's Charge

 Literature
5.0
The Minister's Charge by William Dean Howells
The Leatherwood God

The Leatherwood God

 Literature
4.0
The Leatherwood God by William Dean Howells
The Lady of the Aroostook

The Lady of the Aroostook

 Literature
5.0
The Lady of the Aroostook by William Dean Howells
The Kentons

The Kentons

 Literature
5.0
The Kentons by William Dean Howells
The March Family Trilogy, Complete

The March Family Trilogy, Complete

 Literature
5.0
The March Family Trilogy, Complete by William Dean Howells
Short Stories and Essays From Literature and Life""

Short Stories and Essays From Literature and Life""

 Literature
5.0
Short Stories and Essays From Literature and Life"" by William Dean Howells
Ragged Lady, Part 1

Ragged Lady, Part 1

 Literature
5.0
Ragged Lady, Part 1 by William Dean Howells
Ragged Lady, Complete

Ragged Lady, Complete

 Literature
5.0
Ragged Lady, Complete by William Dean Howells
Modern Italian Poets

Modern Italian Poets

 Literature
5.0
Modern Italian Poets by William Dean Howells
London Films

London Films

 Literature
5.0
London Films by William Dean Howells
Literature and Life

Literature and Life

 Literature
3.5
Literature and Life by William Dean Howells
Dr. Breen's Practice

Dr. Breen's Practice

 Literature
5.0
Dr. Breen's Practice by William Dean Howells
Boy Life

Boy Life

 Literature
5.0
Boy Life by William Dean Howells
Annie Kilburn

Annie Kilburn

 Literature
5.0
Annie Kilburn, a New Englander, desperately tries to save her hometown from the negative effects of industrialization and eventually realizes that what they truly need is justice. Annie Kilburn reflects Howells's deepening disillusionment with American society.
April Hopes

April Hopes

 Literature
5.0
William Dean Howells, the highly respected author of novels of social realism, occasionally turned his storytelling skills to romantic comedies. In 1888 he published April Hopes, a comedy of manners that follows the romantic complications between a young woman and her fiancé.
A Modern Instance

A Modern Instance

 Literature
5.0
An unflinching portrait of an unhappy marriage, A Modern Instance examines a couple's personal conflicts as the effects of commercial progress and rapid changes in social and religious institutions. Howells's novel ends with the hero barred by his over-scrupulous conscience from marrying the divorced heroine.
A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part Fourth

A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part Fourth

 Literature
5.0
Centering on a conflict between a self-made millionaire and an idealistic reformer in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York, A Hazard of New Fortunes insightfully renders the complexities of the American experience at a time of great social and economic upheaval and transformation. In its depiction of wealth, poverty, and New York City life, it remains a strikingly contemporary work.Reproduced here is the authoritative Indiana University Press Edition edited and annotated by David J. Nordloh, with full scholarly commentary and extensive textual apparatus.
A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part First

A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part First

 Literature
5.0
The book, which takes place in late 19th century New York City, tells the story of Basil March, who finds himself in the middle of a dispute between his employer, a self-made millionaire named Dryfoos, and his old German teacher, an advocate for workers' rights named Lindau. The main character of the novel, Basil March, provides the main perspective throughout the novel. He resides in Boston with his wife and children until he is persuaded by his idealistic friend Fulkerson to move to New York to help him start a new magazine, where the writers benefit in a primitive form of profit sharing. Considered by to be author's best work, the book is also considered to be the first novel to portray New York City. In this novel, Howells primarily deals with issues of post-war "Gilded Age" America, like labor disputes, the rise of the self-made millionaire, the growth of urban America, the influx of immigrants, and other industrial-era problems. Also, Howells here portrays a variety of people from different backgrounds. The book was well-received for its portrayal of social injustice. William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. 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.