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    A Counterfeit Presentment and The Parlour Car
    A Counterfeit Presentment and The Parlour Car
    A Counterfeit Presentment and The Parlour Car
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    A Counterfeit Presentment and The Parlour Car

    By William Dean Howells

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    A Counterfeit Presentment and The Parlour Car
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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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