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The rise of Silas Lapham
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253 editions published between 1884 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 3,795 libraries worldwide A skeptical portrait of American business life and its perils, celebrating not the rise but the loss of fortune that makes possible the hero's recovery of his integrity and happiness.
Novels, 1875-1886
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17 editions published between 1982 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,658 libraries worldwide The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from there is a perfect gift for everyone.
Novels, 1886-1888
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18 editions published between 1889 and 1997 in English and held by 2,339 libraries worldwide "Chronologie. Notes.
A hazard of new fortunes
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111 editions published between 1889 and 2009 in English and Romanian and held by 1,750 libraries worldwide Apartment-hunting is the permanent New York romance, and the broker and his couple the eternal triangle. A man and woman are looking for a place to live, and they call up a broker, and he shows them apartments that are for sale or rent, but the relationship between those three people is much more complicated than the relationship between someone who knows where homes can be found and two people who would like to find one. For one thing, the places are not really his to sell, not really theirs to buy. A tangle of clients and banks, bids and mortgages, co-op boards and co-op skeptics surrounds their relationship. Hypotheque is the French word for mortgage, and a hypothetical air attends every step you take: if you could ... if they would ... if the bank said ... if the board allows.-http://www.loc.gov/catdir.
A modern instance
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91 editions published between 1881 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,718 libraries worldwide Novel about an unhappy marriage.
Literary friends and acquaintance; a personal retrospect of American authorship
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56 editions published between 1900 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,525 libraries worldwide We have determined this item to be in the public domain according to US copyright law through information in the bibliographic record and/or US copyright renewal records. The digital version is available for all educational uses worldwide. Please contact HathiTrust staff at hathitrust-help@umich.edu with any questions about this item.
Indian summer
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70 editions published between 1836 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,412 libraries worldwide "Three American find themselves unexpectedly drawn together in a romantic tale of manners set in nineteenth century Florence."--Cover of paperback ed.
My Mark Twain : reminiscences and criticisms
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30 editions published between 1910 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,307 libraries worldwide Reminiscences of Howells' friendship with Mark Twain, followed by criticism of about a dozen of his major works.
Their wedding journey
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130 editions published between 1871 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,269 libraries worldwide They first met in Boston, but the match was made in Europe, where they afterwards saw each other; whither, indeed, he followed her; and there the match was also broken off. Why it was broken off, and why it was renewed after a lapse of years, is part of quite a long love-story, which I do not think myself qualified to rehearse, distrusting my fitness for a sustained or involved narration; though I am persuaded that a skillful romancer could turn the courtship of Basil and Isabel March to excellent account. Fortunately for me, however, in attempting to tell the reader of the wedding-journey of a newly married couple, no longer very young, to be sure, but still fresh in the light of their love, I shall have nothing to do but to talk of some ordinary traits of American life as these appeared to them, to speak a little of well-known and easily accessible places, to present now a bit of landscape and now a sketch of character. They had agreed to make their wedding-journey in the simplest and quietest way, and as it did not take place at once after their marriage, but some weeks later, it had all the desired charm of privacy from the outset. "How much better," said Isabel, "to go now, when nobody cares whether you go or stay, than to have started off upon a wretched wedding-breakfast, all tears and trousseau, and had people wanting to see you aboard the cars.
A chance acquaintance
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139 editions published between 1873 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,173 libraries worldwide http://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/text/accesspolicy.html
Letters, fictions, lives Henry James and William Dean Howells
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17 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 1,127 libraries worldwide In this unique and long-awaited volume, Michael Anesko documents the literary cross-fertilization between Henry James and William Dean Howells, collecting 151 letters, nearly all the extant correspondence between the two men, as well as the most significant critical commentary James wrote on Howells and Howells wrote on James. Containing dozens of previously unpublished letters by James, and featuring a detailed biographical chronology as well as extensive interpretive commentaries that meticulously chart the development of this remarkable literary friendship, Letters, Fictions, Lives, edited to the highest standards of scholarly excellence, will prove an invaluable resource for scholars and students of James and Howells, and will hold great interest for dedicated readers of their fiction and for those studying epistolary issues and literary influence between contemporaries.
A traveler from Altruria
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45 editions published between 1894 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,120 libraries worldwide This novel from popular nineteenth-century American author William Dean Howells features a visitor from a mysterious distant island known as Altruria. The contrast between the utopian island community and conditions in 1890s America provides remarkable insight into the social and cultural issues facing the country then -- and now. A must-read for fans of utopian fantasy and science fiction.
Literature and life; studies
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25 editions published between 1902 and 2001 in English and held by 1,106 libraries worldwide
Venetian life
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128 editions published between 1866 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,010 libraries worldwide
The lady of the Aroostook
by William Dean Howells
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83 editions published between 1879 and 2010 in English and held by 976 libraries worldwide
The landlord at Lion's Head; a novel
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57 editions published between 1896 and 2004 in English and held by 938 libraries worldwide
The Kentons
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37 editions published between 1902 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 934 libraries worldwide The Kenton family flees from Tuskingum, Ohio, to Europe seeking solace for daughter Ellen's broken heart. After experiencing foreign travel, urban living, and turn-of-the-century European mores, the family returns to a confined, but secure, life in their small village.
Italian journeys
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106 editions published between 1867 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 917 libraries worldwide CLASSIC TRAVEL WRITING. When Abraham Lincoln appointed William Dean Howells Consul to Venice, the young writer embarked on a journey that would leave an indelible impression on his life and work. Howells lived in Italy for four years, from 1861, during the pivotal and tumultuous period of Italian reunification. Italian Journeys, Howell's engrossing memoir of this time, describes his adventures across the country - from Genoa, a hotbed of nationalistic fervour and the city from which Garibaldi had led the Expedition of the Thousand only a year before; to the cultural and political powerhouse of Naples, which had only just become part of the Kingdom of Italy and from there to Rome, focus for the hopes of a fractured country.
The quality of mercy; a novel
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49 editions published between 1891 and 2009 in English and held by 854 libraries worldwide
The minister's charge : or, The apprenticeship of Lemuel Barker
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47 editions published between 1886 and 2005 in English and held by 848 libraries worldwide more
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American fiction American literature Americans American wit and humor Authors, American Bibliography Biography Businessmen City and town life Criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc. Critics Didactic fiction, American Domestic fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction--Authorship Friendship Hawthorne, Nathaniel,--1804-1864 History Howells, William Dean,--1837-1920 Italy Italy--Venice James, Henry,--1843-1916 Journalists' spouses Literature Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married people Married women Massachusetts--Boston Middle-aged men Midlife crisis New York (State)--New York Novelists, American Ohio Political and social views Realism Records and correspondence Rich people Sex role Short stories, American Social classes Socialites Travel Twain, Mark,--1835-1910 United States Women Women and literature Young women
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Dean Howells, William 1837-1920
H., W.D.
Hovels, William D.
Howells, W.D.
Howells, W. D., 1837-1920
Howells, W. D. (William Dean), 1837-1920
Howells, William D.
Howells, William D., 1837-1920
Howells, William D. (William Dean), 1837-1920
Howells, William Dean
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