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William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story Christmas Every Day, which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.

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American author, critic, and playwright (1837–1920)

Born 1 March 1837
Died 11 May 1920

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  • Cover of: American Literary Centers (from Literature and Life)
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    First published in 2004 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: March Family Trilogy, Complete

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    Cover of edition nolovelostaroma00goog First published in 1869 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Life in letters of William Dean Howells: Volume One
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    First published in 1960 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Their silver wedding journey: in two volumes: Vol. II
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  • Cover of: Their silver wedding journey: Vol. I
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  • Cover of: Venetian Life: Volume II
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  • Cover of: Italian journeys: Vol. II
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  • Cover of: Prefaces to contemporaries, 1882-1920.

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American author, critic, and playwright (1837–1920)

Born 1 March 1837
Died 11 May 1920

Subjects

Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Description and travel, Fiction, historical, general, American Short stories, American fiction, Social life and customs, American Authors, Correspondence, History and criticism, Howells, william dean, 1837-1920, American Novelists, Biography, Fiction, general, Classic Literature, History, Travel, Criticism and interpretation, American literature, Romans, nouvelles, Shakers, Critics, Fiction, short stories (single author), Library, Young women

Places

United States, Italy, Ohio, New York (State), Boston (Mass.), London (England), Massachusetts, New York (N.Y.), Alabama, Boston, England, Europe, Germany, Great Britain, New York, New York (État), Niagara (N.Y. : Town), Niagara (Town), Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.), North America, Owl Creek Bridge, Rochester, Rome (Italy), Saint Lawrence River, Saratoga (N.Y.)

People

William Dean Howells (1837-1920), Mark Twain (1835-1910), W. D. Howells (1837-1920), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), John Hay (1838-1905), Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932), Emile Zola (1840-1902), Frank Norris (1870-1902), Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Henry James (1843-1916), John G. Nicolay (1832-1901), Lawrence Barrett (1830-1891), Mildred Howells (1872-1966), Peyton Farquhar, Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907), William A. Wheeler (1819-1887), William Almon Wheeler (1819-1887), William Dean Howells (1837-1920) Autographs, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Winifred Howells, Winifred Howells (1863-1889)

Time

19th century, 20th century, 1850, 1860, 1861-65, 1865-1883

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  • Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.
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January 22, 2025 Edited by David Nind Added short bio (copied the lead from Wikipedia)
December 10, 2024 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
December 10, 2024 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
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December 9, 2024 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors