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    Criticism and Fiction
    Criticism and Fiction
    Criticism and Fiction
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    Criticism and Fiction

    By William Dean Howells

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1891
    Criticism and Fiction
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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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