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The Quality of Mercy
The Quality of Mercy
The Quality of Mercy
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"The exoneration fo the individual and the attribution of his misdeeds to the social order, an order which individual effort seems powerless to better, is the underlying purpose of The Quality of Mercy."--William Dean Howells: a critical study by Delmar Gross Cooke.
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Release dateJan 8, 2015
ISBN9781633555464
The Quality of Mercy
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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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