William Dean Howells

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editor essayist human literary critic novelist short story writer

William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."

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William Dean Howells bibliography 1

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awardReceived honorary degree from Harvard University ⓘ
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1837-03-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1920-05-11 ⓘ
educatedAt self-educated ⓘ
employer Harper's Magazine ⓘ
The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ
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genre essay ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
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influenced Realism ⓘ
surface form: American realist writers

Henry James ⓘ
Mark Twain ⓘ
influencedBy Honoré de Balzac ⓘ
Leo Tolstoy ⓘ
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movement literary realism ⓘ
nickname Dean of American Letters ⓘ
notableWork A Hazard of New Fortunes ⓘ
A Modern Instance ⓘ
Annie Kilburn ⓘ
Criticism and Fiction ⓘ
Italian Journeys ⓘ
The Lady of the Aroostook ⓘ
The Minister's Charge ⓘ
The Rise of Silas Lapham ⓘ
The Undiscovered Country ⓘ
Their Wedding Journey ⓘ
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placeOfBirth Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States ⓘ
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Ohio ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
politicalAlignment socialist-leaning ⓘ
positionHeld assistant editor of The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ
contributing editor at Harper's Magazine ⓘ
editor of The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ
residence Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
spouse Elinor Mead ⓘ

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A Hazard of New Fortunes → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
A Modern Instance → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
Annie Kilburn → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
Criticism and Fiction → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
Italian Journeys → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
The Lady of the Aroostook → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
The Minister's Charge → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
The Rise of Silas Lapham → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
The Undiscovered Country → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
Their Wedding Journey → author → William Dean Howells ⓘ
Their Wedding Journey → creator → William Dean Howells ⓘ
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The Minister's Charge → hasAuthor → William Dean Howells ⓘ
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