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William Dean Howells

Born

in Martins Ferry, Ohio, The United States

March 01, 1837

Died

May 11, 1920

Genre

Fiction, Short Stories

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Willam Dean Howells (1837-1920) was a novelist, short story writer, magazine editor, and mentor who wrote for various magazines, including the Atlantic Monthly and Harper's Magazine.

In January 1866 James Fields offered him the assistant editor role at the Atlantic Monthly. Howells accepted after successfully negotiating for a higher salary, but was frustrated by Fields's close supervision. Howells was made editor in 1871, remaining in the position until 1881.

In 1869 he first met Mark Twain, which began a longtime friendship. Even more important for the development of his literary style — his advocacy of Realism — was his relationship with the journalist Jonathan Baxter Harrison, who during the 1870s wrote a series of articles for the Atla ...more

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Average rating: 3.51 · 10,218 ratings · 1,096 reviews · 1,283 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Rise of Silas Lapham 3.43 avg rating — 4,427 ratings — published 1885 — 445 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hazard of New Fortunes by William Dean Howells, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Introduction), Everett Carter (Introduction) 3.25 avg rating — 902 ratings — published 1890 — 222 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Editha 3.41 avg rating — 703 ratings — published 1906 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indian Summer by William Dean Howells, Wendy Lesser (Introduction) 3.63 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 1886 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Modern Instance by William Dean Howells, Edwin H. Cady (Introduction) 3.60 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 1882 — 170 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells, Gina DiMarco (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Richard Paul Evans (Introduction) 3.64 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 1892 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sleep and a Forgetting (The Art of the Novella) 2.98 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1907 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture) by William Dean Howells, David W. Levy (Editor) 3.13 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1894 — 140 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whole Family: A Novel by Twelve Authors by William Dean Howells, Henry James, Mary Stewart Doubleday Cutting 3.54 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1908 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Imperative Duty 2.82 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1892 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Live all you can. It's a mistake not to. It doesn't matter what you do -- but live. This place makes it all come over me. I see it now. I haven't done so -- and now I'm old. It's too late. It has gone past me -- I've lost it. You have time. You are young. Live!”
― William Dean Howells

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“Some people stay longer in an hour than others do in a month.”
― William Dean Howells

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“The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you.”
― William Dean Howells

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