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A Day’s Pleasure (And Other Sketches)
A Day’s Pleasure (And Other Sketches) – William Dean Howells This volume includes the following stories by William Dean Howells: „A Day’s Pleasure“, „Buying a Horse“, „Flitting“, „The Mouse“ and „A Year in a Venetian Palace.“ Format: eBook. A Day’s Pleasure (And Other Sketches). ISBN: 9783849657383 Excerpt from the text: THEY were not […]
Dr. Breen’s Practice
Dr. Breen’s Practice – William Dean Howells This work of Mr. Howells is similar in lightness of material and delicacy of workman ship to „A Fearful Responsibility“ and other minor productions of his deft hand which hold a unique and ill-defined position between the novel and the short story. It is brief; it is free […]
A Fearful Responsibility (And Other Stories)
A Fearful Responsibility (And Other Stories) – William Dean Howells Mr. Howells‘ refined humor is one of his most charming characteristics. It creeps out, however, on the most solemn occasions, and many a situation that might have been pathetic or commonplace is given a piquant turn by some deft touch of mellow satire which pleases […]
A Modern Instance
A Modern Instance – William Dean Howells „A Modern Instance“ is among the most vigorous performances that Mr. Howells has given to the public. The fine humor of his previous writings is here; the descriptive power, which with a few words enables us to understand the visible surroundings of the characters, the close reading of […]
The Undiscovered Country
The Undiscovered Country – William Dean Howells In „The Undiscovered Country“, Mr. Howells appears in a new phase, and adds somewhat of the definite moral purpose of the teacher to the grace and finish of the literary artist. From the opening of the first chapter it is evident that the author has this time a […]
Hither And Thither In Germany
Hither And Thither In Germany – William Dean Howells Here Mr. Howells reintroduces the charming couple whose honeymoon was described in one of the author’s most delightful books, „Their Silver Wedding Journey.“ Through Hamburg, Karlsbad, Nuremberg, Weimar, Berlin, Frankfort and Dusseldorf and along the banks of the Rhine the gifted literary necromancer conducts the reader through […]
The Vacation Of The Kelwyns
The Vacation Of The Kelwyns – William Dean Howells ‚The Vacation of the Kelwyns‘ was written at the time of his greatest literary activity but for purely personal reasons was denied publication by him during his lifetime. The exquisite delineation of the New England character, as affected by the Shaker faith, and the delicate love […]
Years Of My Youth
Years Of My Youth – William Dean Howells Here William Dean Howells has written down the interesting facts of his life up to the time he went abroad as U. S. consul; and not only the facts , but also the early impressions and numerous influences which went to mold the man and the writer. […]
The Daughter Of The Storage
The Daughter Of The Storage – William Dean Howells There is something delightfully intimate about this miscellany of verse, fiction and study. One has almost the feeling of being invited to draw up a comfortable seat opposite the „Easy Chair“ to listen to the words from its depths. Perhaps it is the variety that seems […]
The Lady of the Aroostook
The Lady of the Aroostook – William Dean Howells At the time when Mr. Howells’s novel, „The Lady of the Aroostook“, was published, it was regarded as an antidote to some recent poisons. It is its patriotic and chivalrous purpose to rescue the American woman from the aspersions from which she had suffered in one […]