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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Short Stories of William Dean Howells: 40+ Tales & Children's Stories (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, 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 his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel. He was the first American author to bring a realist aesthetic to the literature of the United States. His stories of Boston upper crust life set in the 1850s are highly regarded among scholars of American fiction.Table of Contents:IntroductionWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS by Charles Dudley WarnerShort StoriesChristmas Every DayTurkeys Turning the TablesThe Pony Engine and the Pacific ExpressThe Pumpkin GloryButterflyfutterby and FlutterbybutterflyAdventures in a Boy's TownLife in a Boy's TownGames and PastimesGlimpses of the Larger WorldThe Last of a Boy's TownA Sleep and a ForgettingThe Eidolons of Brooks AlfordA Memory that Worked OvertimeA Case of MetaphantasmiaEdithaBraybridge's OfferThe Chick of the Easter EggA Daughter of the StorageA PresentimentCaptain Dunlevy's Last TripThe Return to FavorSomebody's MotherThe Face at the WindowAn ExperienceThe BoardersBreakfast is My Best MealThe Mother-BirdThe AmigoBlack Cross FarmThe Critical BookstoreA Feast of ReasonCity and Country in the FallTable TalkThe Escapade of a GrandfatherSelf-SacrificeA Fearful ResponsibilityAt the Sign of the SavageTonelli's MarriageBuying a HorseReminiscences and AutobiographyA Boy's TownYears of My Youth

A beautiful unabridged 150th Anniversary Edition with 8 original illustrations and a cover from an 1905 edition.SeaWolf Press is proud to offer another book in its Illustrated Classics Collection. Each book in the collection contains the text, illustrations, and cover from the first or early edition. Use Amazon's Lookinside feature to compare this edition with others. You'll be impressed by the differences. Our version has:8 original illustrations from a 1905 edition. Don't be fooled by other versions with missing or made-up pictures.Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions.A beautiful cover that replicates an early edition cover.The complete text in an easy-to-read font similar to the original.Properly formatted text complete with correct indenting, spacing, footnotes, italics, and tables.Jack and Jill: A Village Story by Louisa May Alcott, is a children's book originally published in 1880. It takes place in a small New England town after the Civil War. The story of two good friends named Jack and Janey, Jack and Jill tells of the aftermath of a serious sledding accident.

This unique collection of William Dean Howells' complete short stories has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, 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 his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel. He was the first American author to bring a realist aesthetic to the literature of the United States. His stories of Boston upper crust life set in the 1850s are highly regarded among scholars of American fiction.Table of Contents:IntroductionWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS by Charles Dudley WarnerShort StoriesChristmas Every DayTurkeys Turning the TablesThe Pony Engine and the Pacific ExpressThe Pumpkin GloryButterflyfutterby and FlutterbybutterflyAdventures in a Boy's TownLife in a Boy's TownGames and PastimesGlimpses of the Larger WorldThe Last of a Boy's TownA Sleep and a ForgettingThe Eidolons of Brooks AlfordA Memory that Worked OvertimeA Case of MetaphantasmiaEdithaBraybridge's OfferThe Chick of the Easter EggA Daughter of the StorageA PresentimentCaptain Dunlevy's Last TripThe Return to FavorSomebody's MotherThe Face at the WindowAn ExperienceThe BoardersBreakfast is My Best MealThe Mother-BirdThe AmigoBlack Cross FarmThe Critical BookstoreA Feast of ReasonCity and Country in the FallTable TalkThe Escapade of a GrandfatherSelf-SacrificeA Fearful ResponsibilityAt the Sign of the SavageTonelli's MarriageBuying a HorseReminiscences and AutobiographyA Boy's TownYears of My Youth

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