William Dean Howells : a writer's life / Susan Goodman, Carl Dawson.

Author/creator Goodman, Susan, 1951-
Other author Dawson, Carl.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxxvi, 519 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.
Novelists, American--19th century. --Biography.
Critics--United States. --Biography.

Contents Chronology of Howells' life and work -- Parallel lives -- Warring ambitions, 1851-1859 -- Years of decision, 1859-1861 -- Consul at Venice, 1861-1865 -- Atlantic years, 1 : 1865-1867 -- Atlantic years, 2 : 1867-1871 -- His Mark Twain, from 1869 -- Fictional lives, 1871-1878 -- From Venice as far as Belmont, 1878-1882 -- In England and Italy, 1882-1883 -- The man of business, 1883-1886 -- Heartache and horror, 1886-1890 -- Words and deeds, 1890-1894 -- Peripatetic, 1895-1899 -- Kittery Point, 1900-1905 -- Greater losses, 1906-1910 -- Reconsiderations, 1911-1917 -- Eighty years and after, 1918-1920.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 437-498) and index.
LCCN 2004026562
ISBN0520238966 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS2033 .G66 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold