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The sun shone with a warm yellow light on the Upper Town with its girdle of gray wall and on the red flag that drowsed above the citadel and was a friendly lustre on the tinned roofs of the Lower Town while away off to the south and east and west wandered the purple hills and... Read Full Overview

A chance encounter that lingers long after the last page is turned. A deft portrait of everyday lives and the quiet, telling choices that shape them. This edition presents W. D. Howells's late nineteenth century fiction as a lucid, humane meditation on love and marriage, social... Read Full Overview

William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 - May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for his own prolific writings,... Read Full Overview

William Dean Howells ( March 1, 1837 - May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for his own prolific writings,... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

On the forward promenade of the Saguenay boat which had been advertised to leave Quebec at seven o'clock on Tuesday morning, Miss Kitty Ellison sat tranquilly expectant of the joys which its departure should bring, and tolerantly patient of its delay; for if all the Saguenay... Read Full Overview

"A Chance Acquaintance" by William Dean Howells is a novel published in 1873 that explores themes of love, social class, and personal growth. Set in Boston and New England during the 19th century, the story revolves around the character of Lydia Blood, a young woman from a rural... Read Full Overview

Une rencontre: roman de deux touristes sur le Saint-Laurent et le Saguenay, est un livre classique et rare, qui a t consid r comme important tout au long de l'histoire de l'humanit , et pour que cet ouvrage ne soit jamais oubli , chez Alpha Editions, nous avons fait des efforts... Read Full Overview

The first tenderness of spring was in the air though down in that calle there was yet enough of the wintry rawness to chill the tip of Don Ippolito's sensitive nose which he rubbed for comfort with a handkerchief of dark blue calico and polished for ornament with a handkerchief... Read Full Overview