Skip to main content
Search Button
Canada Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 748 results for “william howell”
Skip side bar filters

  • Criticism And Fiction

    by William Dean Howells ...
    In 'Criticism and Fiction' Mr. Howells gives his ideas of the proper functions of critics, and the lines along which he may be supposed to have written his novels . He considers criticism an entirely contemplative branch of literature; finding in it, seemingly, no creative potentialities . The critic, he thinks, should first consider what the author has tried to do, then examine how he has done it ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Complete Works of William Dean Howells

    by William Dean Howells ...
    The events of Mr. James's life—as we agree to understand events—may be told in a very few words. His race is Irish on his father's side and Scotch on his mother's, to which mingled strains the generalizer may attribute, if he likes, that union of vivid expression and dispassionate analysis which has characterized his work from the first. There are none of those early struggles with poverty, which ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Impressions and Experiences

    by William Dean Howells ...
    My earliest memories, or those which I can make sure are not the sort of early hearsay that we mistake for remembrance later in life, concern a country newspaper, or, rather, a country printing-office. The office was in my childish consciousness some years before the paper was; the compositors rhythmically swaying before their cases of type; the pressman flinging himself back on the bar that made ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Literature And Life

    by William Dean Howells ...
    One of the greatest rewards which literary fame has to give must be the power which it lends an author of being on intimate terms with his public. An author has won his spurs, his public know and love him, and he can then, if he will, talk to them in print as he might chat with friends. Trivial subjects become important because he chooses to write about them. He is at ease with his readers, so ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mrs. Farrell

    by William Dean Howells ...
    "Mrs. Farrell" is set in the early 20th century and centers around the character of Mrs. Farrell, a woman navigating her life and relationships in a rapidly changing society. The novel delves into themes of personal identity, social expectations, and the challenges faced by women during that period.The story explores Mrs. Farrell's interactions with other characters, including her family, friends, ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Letters Home

    by William Dean Howells ...
    A group of people from Boston and inland towns of Iowa and New York spent the three months between December and March, 1901 - 1902, in New York City for different reasons. Their "letters home" to various relations and friends tell an ingenious story. The fascination of the great city tells upon them all, and excellent descriptions of the turn-of-the-century New York appear in all the letters. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The World of Chance

    by William Dean Howells ...
    From the club where the farewell dinner was given him, Ray went to the depot of the East & West Railroad with a friend of his own age, and they walked up and down the platform talking of their lives and their loves, as young men do, till they both at once found themselves suddenly very drowsy. They each pretended not to be so; his friend made a show of not meaning to leave him till the through ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pioneer Women Trilogy: The Coast of Bohemia, Dr. Breen's Practice & Annie Kilburn

    Enriched edition. Love, Labor, and Women's Independence in Realism

    by William Dean Howells ...
    William Dean Howells' "The Pioneer Women Trilogy: The Coast of Bohemia, Dr. Breen's Practice & Annie Kilburn" is a literary masterpiece that delves into the lives of ordinary women in the late 19th century America. Howells masterfully weaves together narratives of love, tragedy, and resilience, portraying the struggles and triumphs of women in a changing society. The trilogy's realistic portrayal ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Day's Pleasure (And Other Sketches)

    by William Dean Howells ...
    This volume includes the following stories by William Dean Howells: "A Day's Pleasure", "Buying a Horse", "Flitting", "The Mouse" and "A Year in a Venetian Palace." ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Pair of Patient Lovers

    by William Dean Howells ...
    In "A Pair of Patient Lovers," Howells likely explores themes of love, relationships, and societal expectations. The narrative may revolve around the lives of two individuals who find themselves in a romantic entanglement, navigating the complexities of love and commitment in the context of their social milieu.As a realist writer, Howells's works often offer a nuanced portrayal of everyday life, ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise of Silas Lapham

    by William Dean Howells ...
    The classic novel about an ordinary man's ascent into wealthy Boston circles, and its effect on him and his family.Thanks to hard work and good fortune, Silas Lapham succeeds financially in the paint business. But money and class are not the same thing, and the Laphams struggle to feel they truly fit in amid New England's social aristocracy.When they move into a luxurious home in the elite Back ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Five O'Clock Tea: Farce

    Enriched edition. A Satirical Look at 19th Century High Society Gatherings

    by William Dean Howells, Tristan Oakley ...
    In "Five O'Clock Tea: Farce," William Dean Howells masterfully weaves a comedic tapestry that explores societal norms and the absurdities of social interactions. Set against the backdrop of late 19th-century America, this engaging one-act play employs witty dialogue and incisive characterizations, emphasizing the farcical nature of social conventions. Howells's deft use of humor serves not only to ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus