Project Gutenberg 2004-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 110 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) Short Stories and Essays (from Literature and Life) Worries of a Winter Walk -- Summer Isles of Eden -- Wild Flowers of the Asphalt -- A Circus in the Suburbs -- A She Hamlet -- The Midnight Platoon -- The Beach at Rockaway -- Sawdust in the Arena -- At a Dime Museum -- American Literature in Exile -- The Horse Show -- The Problem of the Summer -- Aesthetic New York Fifty-odd Years Ago -- From New York into New England -- The Art of the Adsmith -- The Psychology of Plagiarism -- Puritanism in American Fiction -- The What and How in Art -- Politics in American Authors ­ Storage -- "Floating down the River on the O-hi-o". Produced by David Widger "Short Stories and Essays (from Literature and Life)" by William Dean Howells is a collection of narratives exploring various facets of life, culture, and society, likely penned in the late 19th century. The essays and stories delve into social observations, personal reflections, and portrayals of everyday life, drawing on the realities of human experience as Howells presents a tapestry of American life through his adept literary lens. The opening portion introduces the essay "Worries of a Winter Walk," where the narrator recounts a cold winter morning in a bustling tenement area. Through vivid imagery, he describes the stark contrast of a lonely, frigid street against the warmth of human bustle usually present. The narrator encounters a small child eagerly fetching coal and is struck by her practicality and resilience, highlighting the harsh realities faced by children of the working class. As he reflects on this scene, he grapples with the moral complexity of using real-life situations as material for fiction, leading to deeper questions of empathy and responsibility toward those in need. This introspective exploration sets the tone for the collection, inviting readers to engage thoughtfully with the lives and struggles depicted within. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Criticism Fiction -- History and criticism American fiction -- History and criticism PN Text Category: Short Stories Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 374219 2025-07-02T07:14:00.189640 text/html 382016 2021-01-27T08:40:32 text/html 226925 2025-07-02T07:14:08.782568 application/epub+zip 232712 2025-07-02T07:14:03.875605 application/epub+zip 200210 2025-07-02T07:14:02.508592 application/epub+zip 516772 2025-07-02T07:14:12.720602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458492 2025-07-02T07:14:07.794564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415245 2022-09-02T09:49:15.503965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315379 2025-07-02T07:13:59.605617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315100 2021-01-08T19:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19549 2025-07-02T07:14:12.847545 application/rdf+xml 21894 2025-07-02T07:14:03.009588 image/jpeg 4860 2025-07-02T07:14:02.758579 image/jpeg 130205 2021-01-27T08:40:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 123133 2021-01-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 221353 2025-07-02T07:14:00.217612 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