William Dean Howells
Novelist, Author
1837 – 1920
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Who was William Dean Howells?
William Dean Howells was an American realist author, 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 his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1837
Martins Ferry - Also known as
- William D. Howells
- William Howells
- William D Howells
- W.D. Howells
- William Dean Hosells
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Cambridge
- Ohio
- Died
- May 11, 1920
Manhattan
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on July 23, 2013
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