"It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom."
✒️ #WilliamDeanHowells, American realist novelist, literary critic, playwright, and diplomat, known as "The Dean of American Letters", #DOTD 11 May 1920. #Literature
‘William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters".’ Wikipedia ‘Fred Banbery (Born: 1 September 1913 - Died: 7 March 1999) was an illustrator, most famous for illustrating the "Paddington Bear" series of children's books.’ - https://www.invaluable.com/ full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine
#OTD in 1949
‘Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells [1837-1920]’
Illustrated by Fred Banbery (1913-1999)
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‘Ten Christmas Classics’ *Collier's – Christmas Annual* December 24, 1949
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #FredBanbery #WilliamDeanHowells
Good morning #booksky!
🔴 1896 Review of Paul Laurence Dunbar's second book, "Majors and Minors" by William Dean Howells in "Harper's Weekly" brings the poet to national attention
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#ThisDayinHistory
#OTD
#June27
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Grateful for the chance to view precious letters from Henry James, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, & the complete manuscript of “The Quality of Mercy” (1891) from the Howells Archive at the Houghton Library. #williamdeanhowells #henryjames #edithwharton #marktwain #americanliterature #houghtonlibrary
Coming soon.
#SilasLapham #WilliamDeanHowells #AmericanRealism #GildedAge #BusinessEthics #BostonSociety #RagsToRiches #MoralChoice #19thCenturyNovel #LiteraryRealism
"It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom."
✒️ #WilliamDeanHowells, American author, #DOTD 11 May 1920. #Literature
"The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested."
✒ #WilliamDeanHowells, American novelist, critic, and editor, was #BOTD 1 March 1837. #Literature
“We live, but a world has passed away
With the years that perished to make us men.” — William Dean Howells, The Mulberries
#BOTD #quote #WilliamDeanHowells #PassingTime
#OTD in 1949
‘Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells [1837-1920]’
Illustrated by Fred Banbery (1913-1999)
‘Ten Christmas Classics’ *Collier's – Christmas Annual* December 24, 1949
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #FredBanbery #WilliamDeanHowells
