This volume focuses on the last years of William Dean Howell's life. It was during this period that Howell became the so-called Dean of American Letters. It tra

Possibly the most influential figure in the history of American letters, William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was, among other things, a leading novelist in the rea

New York City. The dawn of a new century. Two men intent on changing the world with two very different visions. When a self-made millionaire and a new-age socia

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impa

William Dean Howells' richly humorous characterization of a self-made millionaire in Boston society provides a paradigm of American culture in the Gilded Age. A