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The Undiscovered Country by William Dean Howells is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Undiscovered Country about?
A father uses his daughter to try to prove his belief in spiritualism. When his efforts fail, they retreat to a Shaker community to recover from the debacle.......... William Dean Howells ( March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, 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 for his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Early life and family: William Dean Howells was born on March 1, 1837 in Martinsville, Ohio (now known as Martins Ferry, Ohio) to William Cooper Howells and Mary Dean Howells, the second of eight children. His father was a newspaper editor and printer who moved frequently around Ohio. In 1840, the family settled in Hamilton, Ohio, where his father oversaw a Whig newspaper and followed Swedenborgianism.Their nine years there were the longest period that they stayed in one place. The family had to live frugally, although the young Howells was encouraged by his parents in his literary interests. He began at an early age to hel
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- William Dean Howells
- Publisher
- Jazzybee Verlag
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.26 / 5 (57 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14