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1. Biography - Howells, William Dean (1837-1920): An article from: Contemporary Authors by --Sketch by Sharon Malinowski | |
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(2003-01-01)
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2. A Modern Instance by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2005-06-01)
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Howells examines divorce, 19th century style
Eminently readable
Hick Duo Go Splitsville in Beantown A handsome, but shallow youth, Bartley Hubbard, flirts with Marcia Gaylord in a small Maine town.We can see their union is ill-fated right from the start, her family opposes it (he seems to have no relatives), but Marcia burns for Bartley.They marry surreptitiously and head for Boston where Bartley gets a foothold in the newspaper world.He mouths idealistic pap like ýI hope I shall never do anything unworthy of your idea.ý but basically he has no moral framework in his character; heýs selfish, facile, opportunistic, and self-indulgent.Marcia, though beautiful, is ignorant, self-centered, and very jealous.Howells emphasizes their lack of religion as a key to their deficiencies.As the marriage falls apart, we turn more and more to other characters, all in the higher levels of Boston society, who have the moral fiber that the Hubbards do not.Ben Halleck, Bartley's ex-friend, wrestles with his conscience over his secret love for Marcia as he sees her suffer over Bartleyýs abandonment of her.In very 19th century style, he worships her "as a woman whose constancy to her mistake" makes her sacred.He suppresses all his desires, even disappearing to Uruguay for two years, but merely thinking of another manýs wife, albeit a desperately unhappy one, is utterly beyond the pale.He castigates himself unmercifully and winds up a penitent minister.But A MODERN INSTANCE is not a simple melodrama---it is a complex mix of personalities.There are no simple answers---isnýt it easy to be upright when you are financially secure ?---and the end is indefinite.Though Hubbard is used as an example of moral decay, a man without firm principles and moral rectitude, he is still the most vivid, most realistic character.He is a likeable scamp, no matter how he is villified by the Boston society people. The values that people live by in Boston circa 1875 are far from those we know today.They agonize about things that would not give us much pause.They emote on ýcivilizationý because they, like Howells, could not imagine the horrors of the 20th century.Thus, in a sense, Howellsý novel is passé.Yet, his conversations, his picture of relationships, his description of the times, and even of nature are excellent.For example the vivid logging camp scenes (pp.79-97)are pure genius.You feel that you know that time and place by the end.Even if there are certain melodramatic twists and turns in the novel, and even if the last 90 pages drag a little, I would certainly recommend that you read A MODERN INSTANCE if you have any interest at all in American literature.It is a startlingly powerful book whose characters will stay with you.
A truely "modern" novel |
3. Criticism and Fiction by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2004-10-22)
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4. SEBASTOPOL. Translated from the French by Frank D. Millet.With an Introduction by W. D. Howells. by Count Leo [1828 - 1910].[Howells, William Dean.1837 - 1920]. Tolsto [Tolstoy] | |
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5. Hazard of New Fortunes, aVolume 1 by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2004-10-23)
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6. Hazard of New Fortunes, aVolume 2 by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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7. A Foregone Conclusion by William Dean (1837-1920) Howells | |
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8. Last Days in a Dutch Hotel (from Literature and Life) by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2002-08-01)
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9. American Literary Centers (from Literature and Life) by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2004-10-22)
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10. The Minister's Charge by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2005-02-01)
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11. Hazard of New Fortunes, aVolume 4 by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2004-10-23)
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12. The Kentons by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2004-10-24)
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13. Spanish Prisoners of War (from Literature and Life) by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2004-10-22)
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14. Editor's Relations with the Young Contributor (from Literature and Life) by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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15. A Belated Guest (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance) by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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16. Some Anomalies of the Short Story (from Literature and Life) by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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17. Standard Household-Effect Company, the (from Literature and Life) by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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18. Confessions of a Summer Colonist (from Literature and Life) by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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19. Hazard of New Fortunes, aVolume 3 by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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(2004-10-23)
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20. Hazard of New Fortunes, aComplete by William Dean, 1837-1920 Howells | |
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