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Howells, William Dean
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A popular American novelist, the son of a Swedenborgian journalist, born at Martin's Ferry, Ohio; adopted journalism as a profession, produced a popular Life of Lincoln, and from 1861 to 1865 was Consul at Venice; resuming journalism he became a contributor to the best American papers and magazines, and was for a number of years editor of the Atlantic Monthly; an excellent journalist, poet, and critic, it is yet as a novelist—witty, graceful, and acute—that he is best known; "A Chance Acquaintance," "A Foregone Conclusion," "A Modern Instance," "An Indian Summer" are among his more popular works; b . 1837.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Howells, William Dean'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/howells-william-dean.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Howells, William Dean'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/howells-william-dean.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
