Project Gutenberg 2004-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 117 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete Produced by David Widger "The Landlord at Lion's Head" by William Dean Howells is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Jeff Durgin, the complex and evolving character who represents a rustic New England type, as he interacts with summer visitors at a hotel near the picturesque Lion's Head mountain. The novel explores themes of rural life, personal aspirations, and the impact of the changing socio-economic landscape on traditional communities. The opening of the novel sets a reflective tone as Howells recounts the inspiration behind the story, stemming from his experiences in the summer of 1891. It introduces the majestic Lion's Head mountain and presents a world where the Durgin family manages a lonely farmhouse that caters to summer tourists. Through detailed descriptions of the family members, particularly Jeff and his mother, Mrs. Durgin, readers are given a glimpse into their lives filled with hardship and quiet strength. The narrative evolves to include interactions with summer visitors, showcasing the contrasts between rural life and urban experiences, laying the groundwork for character developments and themes that will be further explored throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Artists -- Fiction Massachusetts -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 792559 792693 2024-10-02T13:32:31.251286 2023-10-02T11:24:42.162000 text/html text/html 824496 2021-01-27T06:45:13 text/html; charset=utf-8 8653293 2021-01-27T06:45:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3456675 2024-10-02T13:32:44.825699 application/epub+zip 3462949 2024-10-02T13:32:35.346303 application/epub+zip 345159 2024-10-02T13:32:33.512260 application/epub+zip 3746689 2024-10-02T13:32:52.150662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3685253 2024-10-02T13:32:42.725752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569568 2022-09-03T03:44:31.949232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675651 675644 2024-10-02T13:32:29.263316 2023-10-02T11:24:40.417004 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 675614 2020-12-28T04:46:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 247348 2020-12-28T04:46:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19818 2024-10-02T13:32:52.302672 application/rdf+xml 15131 2024-10-02T13:32:34.087274 image/jpeg 3675 2024-10-02T13:32:33.801261 image/jpeg 8429193 2024-10-02T13:32:31.409312 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