William Dean Howells
Born 1 March 1837 · Died 11 May 1920
From Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction and nonfiction
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 the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story Christmas Every Day, which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
Books by William Dean Howells in order
Books by William Dean Howells in the order they were published, from Venetian Life (1866) to The Great Modern American Stories (1920).
- 1Venetian Life
Venetian Life1866 - 2Italian Journeys
Italian Journeys1867 - 3Their Wedding Journey
Their Wedding Journey1872 - 4A Chance Acquaintance
A Chance Acquaintance1873 - 5The Lady of the Aroostook
The Lady of the Aroostook1879 - 6A Fearful Responsibility
A Fearful Responsibility1881 - 7A Modern Instance
A Modern Instance1881 - 8The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham1884 - 9Indian Summer
Indian Summer1885 - 10April Hopes
April Hopes1887 - 11Five O'clock Tea
Five O'clock Tea1887 - 12Annie Kilburn, a Novel
Annie Kilburn, a Novel1888 - 13A Hazard of New Fortunes
A Hazard of New Fortunes1889 - 14Criticism and Fiction
Criticism and Fiction1891 - 15Heroines of Fiction
Heroines of Fiction1901 - 16Through the Eye of the Needle
Through the Eye of the Needle1907 - 17Christmas Every Day
Christmas Every Day1908 - 18Imaginary Interviews
Imaginary Interviews1910 - 19My Mark Twain
My Mark Twain1910 - 20The Leatherwood God
The Leatherwood God1916 - 21The Great Modern American Stories
The Great Modern American Stories1920What's in it (25)
- A Reminiscent Introduction
- My Double; And How He Undid Me
- Circumstance, by Harriet P. Spofford
- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
- A Passionate Pilgrim
- Mlle. Olympe Zabriski
- A Prodigal in Tahiti
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat
- The Christmas Wreck
- The Mission of Jane
- The Courting of Sister Wisby
- The Revolt of Mother
- Told in the Poorhouse
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
- The Return of a Private
- Striking an Average
- The Lost Phoebe
- A Failure
- The Yellow Wall Paper
- The Little Room
- Aunt Sanna Terry
- The Lotus Eaters
- Jean-Ah Poquelin
- Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and the Tar Baby
- Biographical Notes and Bibliography
- 22EdithaEditha
- 23Selected Letters, Volume 6, 1912-1920Selected Letters, Volume 6, 1912-1920