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<p> A popular American novelist, the son of a Swedenborgian journalist, born at Martin's Ferry, Ohio; adopted journalism as a profession, produced a popular Life of Lincoln, and from 1861 to 1865 was [[Consul]] at Venice; resuming journalism he became a contributor to the best American papers and magazines, and was for a number of years editor of the <i> Atlantic Monthly; </i> an excellent journalist, poet, and critic, it is yet as a novelist—witty, graceful, and acute—that he is best known; "A [[Chance]] Acquaintance," "A Foregone Conclusion," "A Modern Instance," "An Indian Summer" are among his more popular works; <i> b </i> . 1837. </p> | <p> A popular American novelist, the son of a Swedenborgian journalist, born at Martin's Ferry, Ohio; adopted journalism as a profession, produced a popular Life of Lincoln, and from 1861 to 1865 was [[Consul]] at Venice; resuming journalism he became a contributor to the best American papers and magazines, and was for a number of years editor of the <i> Atlantic Monthly; </i> an excellent journalist, poet, and critic, it is yet as a novelist—witty, graceful, and acute—that he is best known; "A [[Chance]] Acquaintance," "A Foregone Conclusion," "A Modern Instance," "An Indian Summer" are among his more popular works; <i> b </i> . 1837. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74645"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/howells,+william+dean William Dean Howells from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74645"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/howells,+william+dean William Dean Howells from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 15 October 2021
William Dean Howells [1]
A popular American novelist, the son of a Swedenborgian journalist, born at Martin's Ferry, Ohio; adopted journalism as a profession, produced a popular Life of Lincoln, and from 1861 to 1865 was Consul at Venice; resuming journalism he became a contributor to the best American papers and magazines, and was for a number of years editor of the Atlantic Monthly; an excellent journalist, poet, and critic, it is yet as a novelist—witty, graceful, and acute—that he is best known; "A Chance Acquaintance," "A Foregone Conclusion," "A Modern Instance," "An Indian Summer" are among his more popular works; b . 1837.
