Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 248 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Eye_of_the_Needle Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Musser, Charles Franks, David Widger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance" by William Dean Howells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of social observation and the contrasts between American society and the idealized Altrurian Commonwealth through the perspective of Aristides Homos, an emissary from Altruria. As the narrative unfolds, readers are introduced to Homos's impressions of America, particularly in terms of cultural and economic dynamics. At the start of the novel, Aristides Homos reflects on his experiences during his visit to the United States in the years surrounding 1893. He engages with the complexities of American life, as he observes the living conditions and social behaviors of New Yorkers while questioning the values fostered by their competitive civilization. Through a series of letters, he articulates both admiration and critique of American society, touching on themes of charity, class disparity, and domestic life. The reader is immediately immersed in the contrasting viewpoints as Homos navigates his relationships with American characters—including Mrs. Makely, who epitomizes the complexities of societal norms and domestic life in New York—setting the stage for deeper explorations of love and societal ideals throughout the rest of the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Utopias -- Fiction Love stories Epistolary fiction Utopian fiction United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 457448 2025-06-04T05:37:44.227992 text/html 465133 2021-02-26T00:08:13 text/html; charset=utf-8 155112 2021-02-26T00:08:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 232468 2025-06-04T05:37:52.552945 application/epub+zip 239554 2025-06-04T05:37:47.407971 application/epub+zip 235842 2025-06-04T05:37:46.052981 application/epub+zip 448331 2025-06-04T05:37:56.845915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409628 2025-06-04T05:37:51.695921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363300 2022-09-04T09:45:50.060082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399048 2025-06-04T05:37:43.581977 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398920 2018-02-25T14:21:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 148442 2018-03-20T07:59:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 148016 2013-04-07T16:22:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21315 2025-06-04T05:37:56.996899 application/rdf+xml 13677 2025-06-04T05:37:46.638949 image/jpeg 3399 2025-06-04T05:37:46.339973 image/jpeg 226487 2025-06-04T05:37:44.267981 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