To read these 167 reviews and critical essays is to discover how catholic and wide-ranging were Howells's literary interests and how perceptive and generous were his sympathies. -- The New Criterion... this selection of [Howell's] best and most important criticism reveals the author's clarity, perception, generosity, and good faith. -- Reference & Research Book News... the editors have succeeded admirably in creating a rounded portrait of a man whose criticism, like the realism he championed, was polysided, multifarious, and dialectical. -- American LiteratureThese volumes present 167 reviews and critical essays by America's most prominent early advocate of literary realism.Volume I: 1859-1885Text selections and Introduction by Ulrich HalfmannVolume II: 1886-1897Text selections and Introduction by Donald PizerVolume III: 1898-1920Text selections and Introduction by Ronald Gottesman3-volume set, cloth $100.00 0-253-32860-8 Cat's Code WDSETC 87.99

Selected Literary Criticism (3 Volumes) (Selected Edition of W.D. Howells)

Literature & Fiction

William Dean Howells

History & Criticism

Indiana University Press

Midway of the Ponte Vecchio at Florence, where three arches break the lines of the little jewellers' booths glittering on either hand, and open an approach to the parapet, Colville lounged against the corner of a shop and stared out upon the river. It was

Indian Summer.

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Rise of Silas Lapham (A Selected Edition of W. D. Howells, Vol. 12)

Excerpt from The Quality of Mercy: A NovelThe hackman doubled himself down for joy, and slapped his leg; at the sound of a whistle to the east ward, he pulled himself erect again, and said, as if the fact were one point gained, Well, there she blows, any way. Then he went round the corner of the station to be in full readiness for any chance pas senger the train might improbably bring him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans

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Frederick James Gould

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Rise of Silas Lapham

Contemporary

Houghton, Mifflin Company

Fearful Responsibility & Other Stories

Native American Books Distributor

Set against a vividly depicted background of fin de siécle New York, this novel centers on the conflict between a self-made millionaire and a fervent social revolutionary-a conflict in which a man of goodwill futilely attempts to act as a mediator, only to be forced himself into a crisis of conscience. Here we see William Dean Howells's grasp of the realities of the American experience in an age of emerging social struggle. His absolute determination to fairly represent every point of view is evident throughout this multifaceted work. Both a memorable portrait of an era and a profoundly moving study of human relationships, A Hazard of New Fortunes fully justifies Alfred Kazin's ranking of Howells as "the first great domestic novelist of American life."

A Hazard of New Fortunes

Literary

Meridian Classics

A story originally written in 1892 follows a parent's explanation to a little girl why Christmas comes only once a year

Christmas Every Day

Genre Fiction

Atria

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