Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 278 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) Indian Summer Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Summer_(novel) Produced by David Garcia, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "Indian Summer" by William Dean Howells is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story focuses on the character Colville, a disillusioned journalist who finds himself in Florence, grappling with the dissatisfaction of his past life in America and contemplating a fresh start away from the disappointments he has faced. At the start of the novel, Colville is introduced as he lounges by the Ponte Vecchio, reflecting on his life choices and the bitter disappointment he experienced upon leaving his successful newspaper career in Des Vaches, Indiana. As he immerses himself in the vibrant yet familiar sights of Florence, he feels an acute sense of loss for the life he abandoned, despite having returned to pursue art and architecture. The narrative takes a turn when he encounters Mrs. Bowen, an old acquaintance, and her daughter Effie, which reignites memories of his past and opens the door to new social interactions, marking the beginning of his exploration of identity, nostalgia, and the complexities of human connections in a foreign land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Italy -- Fiction Americans -- Italy -- Fiction Middle-aged men -- Fiction Midlife crisis -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 679096 2025-06-03T12:10:43.552533 text/html 675624 2015-03-02T14:07:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 222758 2015-03-02T14:08:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304239 2025-06-03T12:10:54.021468 application/epub+zip 313326 2025-06-03T12:10:46.919461 application/epub+zip 301665 2025-06-03T12:10:45.552484 application/epub+zip 557285 2025-06-03T12:10:59.554429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500070 2025-06-03T12:10:53.151428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470050 2022-09-04T05:40:53.146049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560664 2025-06-03T12:10:41.542480 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 560461 2015-03-02T10:42:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 210319 2015-03-02T14:08:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 560609 2015-03-02T10:42:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210256 2015-03-02T14:08:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21530 2025-06-03T12:10:59.707440 application/rdf+xml 13848 2025-06-03T12:10:46.138457 image/jpeg 3598 2025-06-03T12:10:45.837460 image/jpeg 297712 2025-06-03T12:10:43.607498 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