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    A Belated Guest (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
    A Belated Guest (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
    A Belated Guest (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
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    A Belated Guest (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)

    By William Dean Howells

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 25, 2013
    A Belated Guest (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
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    William Dean Howells

    William Dean Howells was a 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 his own prolific writings.

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