William Dean Howells Correspondence, 1863-1898.

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William Dean Howells Correspondence, 1863-1898.

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This collection consists of twenty letters written by the American writer William Dean Howells (1837-1920) that cover a span of thirty-five years. The majority of the letters are to the editor James Ripley Osgood (1836-1892) in which Howells critiques manuscripts submitted to the Atlantic Monthly and discusses his plans for and progress of his own work.

6 folders, 20 letters.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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SNAC Resource ID: 8096688

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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