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In this collection of essays, celebrated author William Dean Howells reflects on his favorite works of literature and the impact they had on his life and career. From Shakespeare to Dickens, Howells gives readers a glimpse into the mind of a literary master.

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In this collection of essays, celebrated author William Dean Howells reflects on his favorite works of literature and the impact they had on his life and career. From Shakespeare to Dickens, Howells gives readers a glimpse into the mind of a literary master.

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The papers collected here under the name of 'My Literary Passions' were printed serially in a periodical of such vast circulation that they might well have been supposed to have found there all the acceptance that could be reasonably hoped for them. Nevertheless, they were reissued... Read Full Overview

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My Literary Passions, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

My Literary Passions and Criticism & Fiction, penned by the eminent William Dean Howells, offer a fascinating glimpse into the literary landscape of the late 19th century. In My Literary Passions, Howells reflects on the books and authors that shaped his... Read Full Overview