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    Confessions of a Summer Colonist (from Literature and Life)
    Confessions of a Summer Colonist (from Literature and Life)
    Confessions of a Summer Colonist (from Literature and Life)
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    Confessions of a Summer Colonist (from Literature and Life)

    By William Dean Howells

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    Confessions of a Summer Colonist (from Literature and Life)
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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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