William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, playwright, and editor, known as 'The Dean of American Letters' for his influential role in late 19th-century literature.[1][3] Born in Ohio to a printer father, he began as a journalist and typesetter, rising to editor of The Atlantic Monthly from 1871 to 1881, while publishing key realist novels like A Modern Instance (1882) and his most famous work, The Rise of Silas Lapham (1885).[1][2][3] He championed realism, wrote extensively on social issues, and later moved to New York, becoming the first president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908.[1][5]
Realism
Novels
Literary Criticism
My Mark Twain
My First Visit to New England, and Others (From Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
The Vacation Of The Kelwyns
Between the Dark and the Daylight
Between the Dark and the Daylight
A Chance Acquaintance
The Rise of Silas Lapham
April Hopes
A Little Swiss Sojourn
The Lady of the Aroostook
A Chance Acquaintance
A Foregone Conclusion
The Kentons
The Kentons
An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; an Idyl of Saratoga
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance
My Literary Passions
Cambridge Neighbors (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
A Likely Story
A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories
Ragged Lady - Complete
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3
Miss Bellard's Inspiration
The Rise of Silas Lapham (Barnes & Noble Classics)