Project Gutenberg 2004-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 104 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) Fennel and Rue Produced by David Widger "Fennel and Rue" by William Dean Howells is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows the character Philip Verrian, an author struggling to gain recognition for his work, as he deals with the complexities of fame, the literary world, and personal relationships while grappling with the unexpected correspondence from an admirer who writes to him about his serialized story. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Verrian's experience of finally achieving success after a long struggle for acceptance from editors, specifically through his serial publication in a magazine. This victory is marred by a letter he receives from a girl who, despite claiming to be a dying invalid, asks him to share the ending of his story. Following this correspondence, Verrian consults with his editor regarding the appropriateness of responding to her request. The letters become a source of tension, reflecting the intricacies of author-reader relationships and Verrian's own insecurities about his writing and identity. The opening of the novel sets the stage for themes of ambition, literary ethics, and the nature of romantic attraction amid the backdrop of literary fame. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Editors -- Fiction Novelists -- Fiction Fan mail -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 267386 2025-07-02T07:10:36.393650 text/html 280039 2021-01-27T09:56:36 text/html 764785 2025-07-02T07:10:42.883570 application/epub+zip 767179 2025-07-02T07:10:39.030590 application/epub+zip 154826 2025-07-02T07:10:37.841625 application/epub+zip 902308 2025-07-02T07:10:45.852636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 879513 2025-07-02T07:10:42.024606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240215 2022-09-02T09:44:55.591985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224977 2025-07-02T07:10:35.874636 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224963 2021-01-08T18:57:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219211 2021-01-08T18:57:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20611 2025-07-02T07:10:45.976546 application/rdf+xml 12369 2025-07-02T07:10:38.343601 image/jpeg 3286 2025-07-02T07:10:38.090578 image/jpeg 82079 2021-01-08T18:57:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 722087 2021-01-27T09:56:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 81310 2021-01-08T18:57:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 729572 2025-07-02T07:10:36.431577 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia