Howells,William Dean

Howells,William Dean
How·ells (houʹəlz), William Dean. 1837-1920.
American writer and editor in chief (1871-1881) of the Atlantic Monthly, who encouraged a number of writers, including Mark Twain and Henry James. He also wrote many novels, such as The Rise of Silas Lapham (1885), and books of literary criticism.

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  • Howells, William Dean — (1 mar. 1837, Martins Ferry, Ohio, EE.UU.–11 may. 1920, Nueva York, N.Y.). Novelista y crítico estadounidense. Escribió una biografía de campaña de Abraham Lincoln (1860) y fue cónsul en Venecia durante su gobierno. Como editor de la revista… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • William Dean Howells — William Dean Howells, né à Martinsville (Ohio) le 1er mars 1837 et mort dans la Nouvelle Angleterre le 11 mai 1920, est un écrivain réaliste et critique littéraire américain. Il a été imprimeur jou …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • William Dean Howells House (Cambridge) — Infobox nrhp | name =Howells, William Dean, House nrhp type = caption = William Dean Howells House location= Cambridge, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 22 lat seconds = 48.37 lat direction = N long degrees = 71 long minutes = 7 long… …   Wikipedia

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