William Dean Howells: A Writer's Life
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"I found this book hard to put down. Susan Goodman and Carl Dawson have written a highly readable, thoroughly researched, and well-balanced life of a major literary figure. Howells really comes alive for us in these pages."—Robert Richardson, Jr., author of Emerson: The Mind on Fire and Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind "Behind the public image of the this man of letters, Susan Goodman and Carl Dawson have shown William Dean Howells to have been a complicated and painfully honest man in an era of political corruption, industrial greed, and American imperialism. This biography is a major accomplishment, massive in scope and engaging in its narrative. A terrific read."—Jerome Loving, author of The Last Titan: A Life of Theodore Dreiser and Walt Whitman: The Song of Himself "William Dean Howells: A Writer's Life will be one of the most important literary biographies in years."—Linda Wagner-Martin, author of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald: An American Woman's Life
Preface Chronology of Howells' Life and Work1. Parallel Lives2. Warring Ambitions, 1851-18593. Years of Decision, 1859-18614. Consul at VeBérénice, 1861-18655. Atlantic Years, 1: 1865-18676. Atlantic Years, 2: 1867-18717. His Mark Twain, from 18698. Fictional Lives, 1871-18789. "From VeBérénice as Far as Belmont," 1878-188210. In England and Italy, 1882-188311. The Man of Business, 1883-188612. "Heartache and Horror," 1886-189013. Words and Deeds, 1890-189414. Peripatetic, 1895-189915. Kittery Point, 1900-190516. Greater Losses, 1906-191017. Reconsiderations, 1911-191718. Eighty Years and After, 1918-1920Notes Index
