LITERATURE AND LIFE

by William Dean Howells


CONTENTS


[ BIOGRAPHICAL ]


[ THE MAN OF LETTERS AS A MAN OF BUSINESS ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ] [ VI. ] [ VII. ] [ VIII ] [ IX. ] [ X. ] [ XI. ]

[ CONFESSIONS OF A SUMMER COLONIST ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV ]

[ THE EDITOR’S RELATIONS WITH THE YOUNG CONTRIBUTOR ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ] [ VI. ]

[ LAST DAYS IN A DUTCH HOTEL ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III ] [ IV ] [ V. ] [ VI. ] [ VII. ] [ VIII. ]

[ SOME ANOMALIES OF THE SHORT STORY ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ] [ VI. ]

[ SPANISH PRISONERS OF WAR ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ]

[ AMERICAN LITERARY CENTRES ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ]

[ THE STANDARD HOUSEHOLD-EFFECT COMPANY ]

[ I. ] [ II. ]

[ STACCATO NOTES OF A VANISHED SUMMER ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ]


[ SHORT STORIES AND ESSAYS ]

[ WORRIES OF A WINTER WALK ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ]

[ SUMMER ISLES OF EDEN ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ]

[ WILD FLOWERS OF THE ASPHALT ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV ]

[ A CIRCUS IN THE SUBURBS ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ]

[ A SHE HAMLET ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ]

[ THE MIDNIGHT PLATOON ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ]

[ THE BEACH AT ROCKAWAY ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ] [ VI. ]

[ SAWDUST IN THE ARENA ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ]

[ AT A DIME MUSEUM ]

[ I. ] [ II. ]

[ AMERICAN LITERATURE IN EXILE ]

[ I. ] [ II. ]

[ THE HORSE SHOW ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ]

[ THE PROBLEM OF THE SUMMER ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ]

[ AESTHETIC NEW YORK FIFTY-ODD YEARS AGO ]

[ I. ] [ II. ]

[ FROM NEW YORK INTO NEW ENGLAND ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ]

[ THE ART OF THE ADSMITH ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ]

[ THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PLAGIARISM ]

[ I. ] [ II. ]

[ PURITANISM IN AMERICAN FICTION ]

[ I. ] [ II. ]

[ THE WHAT AND THE HOW IN ART ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ]

[ POLITICS OF AMERICAN AUTHORS ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ]

[ STORAGE ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV ]

[ “FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER ON THE O-HI-O” ]

[ I. ] [ II. ] [ III. ] [ IV. ] [ V. ] [ VI. ]


[ MY LITERARY PASSIONS ]

[ BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ]

[ I. THE BOOKCASE AT HOME ]

[ II. GOLDSMITH ]

[ III. CERVANTES ]

[ IV. IRVING ]

[ V. FIRST FICTION AND DRAMA ]

[ VI. LONGFELLOW’S “SPANISH STUDENT” ]

[ VII. SCOTT ]

[ VIII. LIGHTER FANCIES ]

[ IX. POPE ]

[ X. VARIOUS PREFERENCES ]

[ XI. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN ]

[ XII. OSSIAN ]

[ XIII. SHAKESPEARE ]

[ XIV. IK MARVEL ]

[ XV. DICKENS ]

[ XVI. WORDSWORTH, LOWELL, CHAUCER ]

[ XVII. MACAULAY ]

[ XVIII. CRITICS AND REVIEWS ]

[ XIX. A NON-LITERARY EPISODE ]

[ XX. THACKERAY ]

[ XXI. “LAZARILLO DE TORMES” ]

[ XXII. CURTIS, LONGFELLOW, SCHLEGEL ]

[ XXIII. TENNYSON ]

[ XXIV. HEINE ]

[ XXV. DE QUINCEY, GOETHE, LONGFELLOW ]

[ XXVI. GEORGE ELIOT, HAWTHORNE, GOETHE, HEINE ]

[ XXVII. CHARLES READE ]

[ XXVIII. DANTE ]

[ XXIX. GOLDONI, MANZONI, D’AZEGLIO ]

[ XXX. “PASTOR FIDO,” “AMINTA,” “ROMOLA,” “YEAST,” “PAUL FERROLL” ]

[ XXXI. ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN, BJORSTJERNE BJORNSON ]

[ XXXII. TOURGUENIEF, AUERBACH ]

[ XXXIII. CERTAIN PREFERENCES AND EXPERIENCES ]

[ XXXIV. VALDES, GALDOS, VERGA, ZOLA, TROLLOPE, HARDY ]

[ XXXV. TOLSTOY ]


[ CRITICISM AND FICTION ]

[ I ] [ II ] [ III ] [ IV ] [ V. ] [ VI. ] [ VII. ]
[ VIII. ] [ IX. ] [ X. ] [ XI. ] [ XII. ] [ XIII. ] [ XIV. ]
[ XV. ] [ XVII. ] [ XVIII. ] [ XIX. ] [ XX. ] [ XXI. ]
[ XXII. ] [ XXIII. ] [ XXIV. ] [ XXV. ] [ XXVI. ] [ XXVII. ]


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