The Dean of American Letters : the late career of William Dean Howells /
John W. Crowley.
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, �1999.
- 1 online resource (146 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-137) and index.
Introduction: Bill of Particulars -- Howells in 1890: The Unsmiling Aspects of Life -- The Man of Letters as a Man of Business -- The Making of "The Dean of American Letters" -- The Age of Howells -- A Dead Cult: Unmaking "The Dean."
English.
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 --Last years. Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
1800-1899
Novelists, American--19th century--Biography. Critics--United States--Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General. Critics. Last years of a person's life. Novelists, American. English. Languages & Literatures. American Literature.