This carefully crafted ebook: "William Dean Howells - Premium Collection: 27 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel. He was the first American author to bring a realist aesthetic to the literature of the United States. His stories of Boston upper crust life set in the 1850s are highly regarded among scholars of American fiction.Table of Contents:IntroductionWilliam Dean Howells by Charles Dudley WarnerNovelsA Forgone ConclusionA Chance AcquaintanceA Modern InstanceA Pair of Patient LoversA Traveler from AltruriaAn Open-Eyed ConspiracyAnnie KilburnApril HopesDr. Breen''s PracticeFennel and RueIndian SummerQuestionable ShapesRagged LadyThe Coast of BohemiaThe KentonsThe Lady of AroostookThe Landlord at Lion''s HeadThe Leatherwood GodThe Minister''s ChargeThe Quality of MercyThe Rise of Silas LaphamThe Story of a PlayThrough the Eye of the NeedleThe Flight of Pony BakerThe March Family Trilogy: Their Wedding Journey A Hazard of New Fortunes Their Silver Wedding JourneyReminiscences and AutobiographyA Boy''s TownYears of My Youth