Howells William: 319 books

Known as the "Dean of American Letters," author and editor William Dean Howells produced many novels and plays over the course of his august career. In the novel The Story of a Play, he ingeniously combines both genres, penning a tale about a romance between a woman and a journalist who dreams of becoming a famous playwright.

Drawing on his own experience as an American diplomat in Venice, William Dean Howells' gripping novel Ragged Lady pits a Venetian vice-consul against a network of influential foes when he takes up the cause of a young woman who has been wrongfully denied her inheritance.

In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the trend of forming utopian communities became prevalent across the United States. Several of William Dean Howells' novels gently satirized this movement; in Through the Eye of the Needle, an unlikely pair of utopian community dwellers fall in love.

A visitor from a utopian republic encounters a group of Americans—including a novelist, a banker, a lawyer, and a minister—at a fashionable summer resort in this 1894 satirical portrait of American life and government by William Dean Howells. A companion novel, Through the Eye of the Needle, would follow in 1907.

An American realist author and literary critic. 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 novel The Rise of Silas Lapham.  cludes an active table of contents...

In a novel that combines family drama and a criminal pursuit, William Dean Howells takes a look at a father who commits a nefarious deed and then makes a quick getaway, leaving his innocent daughter behind to pick up the pieces and try to move on in the aftermath of the painful betrayal.

In the short comic play Evening Dress, William Dean Howells' bumbling recurring character Mr. Roberts finds himself in another ridiculous quandary. This time around, a planned evening out on the town is put in jeopardy because Roberts can't locate his formal suit.

Collection of short stories. According to Wikipedia: "William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic... In 1858, he began to work at the Ohio State Journal where he wrote poetry, short stories, and also translated pieces from French, Spanish, and...

Classic novel. All three volumes in a single file. According to Wikipedia: "William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic... In 1858, he began to work at the Ohio State Journal where he wrote poetry, short stories, and also translated pieces from...

According to Wikipedia: "William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic... In 1858, he began to work at the Ohio State Journal where he wrote poetry, short stories, and also translated pieces from French, Spanish, and German. He avidly studied German...

A significant figure in American literature, William Dean Howells was a proponent of social realism, and he grapples with issues of class and cultural clashes in the novel Annie Kilburn. After many years abroad, a family tragedy brings Annie back to her small hometown in New England. She finds that her...

Throughout his career, author and editor William Dean Howells made it a point to deal with emerging social issues in his novels, often causing controversy and scandal upon their publication. In Dr. Breen's Practice, he introduces readers to Dr. Grace Breen, a working woman navigating the challenges of a professional career long before such a life path was commonplace.

Sharing similarities with the fiction of his friend Henry James, a number of William Dean Howells' novels focus on culture clashes between Americans and Europeans. In the novel Indian Summer, a disgruntled journalist gives up the business and tries to recapture the magic of his youthful sojourn in Italy.

Despite their divergence from his critically lauded realistic novels, critics and fans alike heap praise on William Dean Howells' entertaining short plays. In A Likely Story, the Campbells prepare for a fete at their cottage in Summering-by-the-Sea.