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Set against a vividly depicted background of fin de si?cle New York, this novel centers on the conflict between a self-made millionaire and a fervent social revolutionary-a conflict in which a man of goodwill futilely attempts to act as a mediator, only to be forced himself into... Read Full Overview

Considered Howell's most ambitious novel, A Hazard of New Fortunes portrays nineteenth-century New York as a world of conflicting ideas and values. In the events surrounding the founding of a new magazine, Howell depicts a new urban and industrial America in which people are... Read Full Overview

A Hazard of New Fortunes is a novel by William Dean Howells. Copyrighted in 1889 and first published in the U.S. by Harper & Bros. in 1890, the book was well-received for its portrayal of social injustice. Considered by many to be his best work, the novel is also considered... Read Full Overview

The following story was the first fruit of my New York life when I began to live it after my quarter of a century in Cambridge and Boston, ending in 1889; and I used my own transition to the commercial metropolis in framing the experience which was wholly that of my supposititious... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"A Hazard of New Fortunes" from William Dean Howells. American realist author and literary critic (1837-1920).

A Hazard of New Fortunes is a novel by William Dean Howells. Copyrighted in 1889 and first published in the U.S. by Harper & Bros. in 1890, the book was well-received for its portrayal of social injustice. Considered by many to be his best work, the novel is also considered to... Read Full Overview

""A Hazard of New Fortunes"" is a novel by American author William Dean Howells. The book is divided into two volumes, with the first volume being the subject of this description. The story is set in late 19th century New York City and follows the lives of a group of individuals... Read Full Overview

""A Hazard of New Fortunes V4"" is a novel by the American author William Dean Howells. It is the fourth volume of a four-volume series that follows the lives of several characters in late 19th century New York City. The novel explores themes of social class, the struggles of... Read Full Overview