The Complete Travel Books of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)
An American Realist Abroad: Travel Memoirs from Venice, Rome, Spain, Switzerland, and EnglandBy William Dean Howells
Length65h 37m
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"Nothing can be fairer to the eye than these "summer isles of Eden" lying all about Venice, far and near. The water forever trembles and changes, with every change of light, from one rainbow glory to another, as with the restless hues of an opal; and even when the splendid tides recede, and go down with the sea, they leave a heritage of beauty to the empurpled mud of the shallows, all strewn with green, disheveled sea-weed. The lagoons have almost as wide a bound as your vision."
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. After short campaign in Republican administration, Howells was appointed a consul in Venice in 1861. He remained in Italy for 4 years and during this time he wrote travel sketches and reports describing life in town and country. Later on, he came back to Europe, which resulted in few more travel books to his name.
Table of Contents:
Venetian Life
Italian Journeys
Roman Holidays and Others
Suburban Sketches
Familiar Spanish Travels
A Little Swiss Sojourn
London Films
Seven English Cities
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length65 hrs 37 mins
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Publish dateDec 19, 2015
LanguageEnglish
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