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A tale of Boston society and manners, following the fortunes of a self-made man from rural Vermont as he tries to break into the city's sophisticat...

Suburban Sketches is a series of short stories focusing on the details of life in late 19th century American suburbia. Written in a witty and anima...

The publication in 1882 of this classic book by “The Dean of American Letters” marked his transition from magazine editor and author of some mildly...

These two nouvelles mark Howells' plunge into psychological realism. Their themes-a triangle of tragic agonies with psychological insights intrigui...

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 ferve...