{"product_id":"william-dean-howells-9780520238961","title":"William Dean Howells","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePossibly one of the most influential figure in the history of American letters, William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was, among other things, a leading novelist in the realist tradition. This biography traces the writer's life from his boyhood in Ohio, to his consularship in Italy under President Lincoln, to his rise as editor of Atlantic Monthly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Chronology of Howells' Life and Work  1. Parallel Lives 2. Warring Ambitions, 1851--1859 3. Years of Decision, 1859--1861 4. Consul at Venice, 1861--1865 5. Atlantic Years, 1: 1865--1867 6. Atlantic Years, 2: 1867--1871 7. His Mark Twain, from 1869 8. Fictional Lives, 1871--1878 9. \"From Venice as Far as Belmont,\" 1878--1882 10. In England and Italy, 1882--1883 11. The Man of Business, 1883--1886 12. \"Heartache and Horror,\" 1886--1890 13. Words and Deeds, 1890--1894 14. Peripatetic, 1895--1899 15. Kittery Point, 1900--1905 16. Greater Losses, 1906--1910 17. Reconsiderations, 1911--1917 18. Eighty Years and After, 1918--1920  Notes Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402819707223,"sku":"9780520238961","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520238961.jpg?v=1730481600","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/william-dean-howells-9780520238961","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}