10793 Biographies Takes up the case of

Takes up the case of Maria Bertram Rushworth after her fall from virtue

A Methodist argues that Gaskell's biography gets it all wrong

with entries on characters and events

and Emily lived with him

10793 Biographies Takes up the case ofIllustrated by Augustus Hoppin. Howells [1837 1920] was an author of realist novels and plays. He was also an important critic who supported and introduced many authors such as Zola, Ibsen, and Tolstoy. His love of Jane Austen proved important to her American reception. This is the first of his own novels, originally published in 1871. A nineteenth century honeymoon in grand style. "With an additional chapter on Niagara Revisited." Houghton Mifflin.