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New Leaf Mills
New Leaf Mills – William Dean Howells Mr. Howells would, we imagine, be the last person in the world to suppose that, in „New Leaf Mills,“ he had produced a work in any way comparable with his own masterpieces. But, slight as the new story is, it has all the charm of his inimitable style, […]
Imaginary Interviews
Imaginary Interviews – William Dean Howells Mr. Howells’s philosophy in these Easy Chair essays is distinctly of the inclusive order, and the wide range of subjects treated is indicated by the following titles from the thirty-odd that make up the volume: “ The Practices and Precepts of Vaudeville,“ „The Superiority of Inferiors,“ “ Unimportance of Women […]
Seven English Cities
Seven English Cities – William Dean Howells To travel with Mr. Howells would indeed be the perfection of journeying, and it is hard to suppress a pang of envy for any friend whom he happens to refer to as his companion. But, fortunately, Mr. Howells has that grace with his pen which includes himself among […]
Fennel And Rue
Fennel And Rue – William Dean Howells A young New York novelist receives a letter from a girl asking for the solution of a serial story he is writing, for she is so ill that she does not believe she will live to finish it. His publishers answer the letter in good faith only to […]
Roman Holidays And Others
Roman Holidays And Others – William Dean Howells With that genially serious attention to minute details, that humorous circumstantiality in treating the commonplace, which we have all come to know so well and to like (or dislike) so heartily in Mr. Howells, he has filled a substantial volume with his easily-flowing narrative of a Mediterranean […]
Through The Eye Of A Needle
Through The Eye Of A Needle – William Dean Howells It is safe to say that Mr. Howells would rather have this book judged as a study in sociology than as a novel of no matter how deep a romantic interest. The earnestness with which the subject has been studied obviously supplements a habit of […]
Between The Dark And The Daylight
Between The Dark And The Daylight – William Dean Howells Mr. Howells dips into psychological twilight in this volume of short stories. They are queer and creepy without being exactly supernatural. In „Editha“ there is a war story of a new kind, although its heroine is the same old, inconsequent and exasperating girl that Mr. […]
Certain Delightful English Towns
Certain Delightful English Towns – William Dean Howells A companion volume to ‚London Films‘, in which Mr. Howells writes of Bath, Oxford, Canterbury and other delightful English towns, with glimpses of the country in between. The author catches the true spirit and dominant tone of each locality, and he regales the reader with various little […]
London Films
London Films – William Dean Howells In ‚London Films‘ Mr. Howells certainly maintains his deserved reputation. His delightful essays are characterized by a genial sympathy quite unlike any other author’s of the present time. It is this sympathy with his subject that gives the charm to the book. There is a broad indefiniteness or lack […]
Miss Bellard’s Inspiration
Miss Bellard’s Inspiration – William Dean Howells ‚Miss Bellard’s Inspiration‘ has a charm altogether out of proportion to its pretensions. It is no more than a novelette in dimensions, and its story is of the simplest. but displays in the telling a very delicate art. There are six people concerned – Miss Ballard and her […]