Project Gutenberg 2004-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 66 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) Short Stories and Essays (from Literature and Life) Worries of a Winter Walk -- Summer Isles of Eden -- Wild Flowers of the Asphalt -- A Circus in the Suburbs -- A She Hamlet -- The Midnight Platoon -- The Beach at Rockaway -- Sawdust in the Arena -- At a Dime Museum -- American Literature in Exile -- The Horse Show -- The Problem of the Summer -- Aesthetic New York Fifty-odd Years Ago -- From New York into New England -- The Art of the Adsmith -- The Psychology of Plagiarism -- Puritanism in American Fiction -- The What and How in Art -- Politics in American Authors ­ Storage -- "Floating down the River on the O-hi-o". Produced by David Widger "Short Stories and Essays (from Literature and Life)" by William Dean Howells is a collection of narratives exploring various facets of life, culture, and society, likely penned in the late 19th century. The essays and stories delve into social observations, personal reflections, and portrayals of everyday life, drawing on the realities of human experience as Howells presents a tapestry of American life through his adept literary lens. The opening portion introduces the essay "Worries of a Winter Walk," where the narrator recounts a cold winter morning in a bustling tenement area. Through vivid imagery, he describes the stark contrast of a lonely, frigid street against the warmth of human bustle usually present. The narrator encounters a small child eagerly fetching coal and is struck by her practicality and resilience, highlighting the harsh realities faced by children of the working class. As he reflects on this scene, he grapples with the moral complexity of using real-life situations as material for fiction, leading to deeper questions of empathy and responsibility toward those in need. This introspective exploration sets the tone for the collection, inviting readers to engage thoughtfully with the lives and struggles depicted within. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Criticism Fiction -- History and criticism American fiction -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 374116 374117 2024-10-02T08:17:14.614588 2023-10-02T07:33:36.521842 text/html text/html 382016 2021-01-27T08:40:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 130205 2021-01-27T08:40:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 226837 2024-10-02T08:17:24.284038 application/epub+zip 232695 2024-10-02T08:17:18.976591 application/epub+zip 200192 2024-10-02T08:17:17.240599 application/epub+zip 516882 2024-10-02T08:17:28.736029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458492 2024-10-02T08:17:23.170081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415245 2022-09-02T09:49:15.503965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315379 315372 2024-10-02T08:17:13.866610 2023-10-02T07:33:35.753830 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 315100 2021-01-08T19:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123133 2021-01-08T19:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20535 2024-10-02T08:17:28.864010 application/rdf+xml 21894 2024-10-02T08:17:17.799579 image/jpeg 4860 2024-10-02T08:17:17.523557 image/jpeg 221315 2024-10-02T08:17:14.645615 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia