A Hazard Of New Fortunes William Dean Howells Books
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<title> A Hazard Of New Fortunes
<edition> reprint
<author> William Dean Howells
<publisher> Boni and Liveright, Inc., 1889
<subjects> City and town life; Married people; Middle-aged persons; Moving, Household; New York (N.Y.); Social classes
A Hazard Of New Fortunes William Dean Howells Books
I FINALLY read this after putting it off for decades and, especially for its insight as ot the attitudes [& living conditions] of 'educated' New Yorkers in the 1880s boom years, I now wish I'd done so much earlier.We were all much more firmly tied to the standards & ethos of our own unique locals in those earlier times and Howells writes [semi-autobiographically] of a middle-aged Bostonian husband & wife wrentching themselves with their 2 children from firm Boston roots in order to accept a very promising editorship in New York City and of the personal as well as phisical aduistments this intailed.
Their adjustments are contrasted with those of an 1880s 'Go-Getter', a 'Southern Gentleman' & his daughter, and the family [seeking "Culture"] of a poorly educated but very successful MidWast business man and several others.
It's an early try at a non-judgmental "Fair & Balanced" "Warts & All" presentation and Howells succeeds admirably, especially as he lacked the huge assortment of such writings that have since accumulated.
My Kindle version worked fine tho there were a number of tyops.
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A Hazard Of New Fortunes William Dean Howells Books Reviews
Unless you took a good American Literature survey course, you probably never heard of or remember the author, William Dean Howles. After reading A Hazard of New Fortunes, you will both remember him and recommend the book and may want to read his other work.
I expected a "normal" type book.The book I received has such tiny print that I am unable to read it.Therefore I am not able to comment about the book.
This is definitely not being read by Siri!! Horrible.
To me, this is not Howells's best work, but it is good. His politics intrudes on the narrative somewhat awkwardly. If you're the kind of person who would like to expose yourself to high literature (rather than John Grisham or Michael Crichton) but don't have any fun with Herman Melville or Charles Dickens, give William Dean Howells a chance. He can be a little dry, but The Rise of Silas Lapham has a great "only in America" kind of feel. Theodore Dreiser is another possibility. I would recommend An American Tragedy. It's long, but it is a heart-wrenching story that really draws you in. More so than Sister Carrie, in my opinion. Frank Norris is another possibility. The Octopus is a great read and one of my favorite books.
Just to clarify, I have nothing against Grisham or Crichton...I have read and enjoyed their books. I just tend to separate them from literature that is studied by scholars as "classic works."
To me, his best book. Anybody who has moved to New York city anytime in the last hundred years will recognize his descriptions of the city's real estate market, the art and craft (and cunning) of finding a place to live in Manhattan will find his descriptions (including conversations) uproarious and spot on. With a little adjustment to the numbers, could appear in this Weekend's Style section of the New York Times. Plus ca change...
Enjoy.
Here as with THE PRINCESS CASAMASSIMA the ending disappoints. Cries out for Dostoevsky to elbow into the room and take charge. It just goes flat. But up until then it's a masterly accomplishment with a scope dramatically larger than A MODERN INSTANCE. The more New York changes, one learns, the more it remains the same.
Wm. Dean Howells, now unjustly forgotten in the Lit courses, was one of the key figures in American literature during the nineteenth century. As a magazine editor, he discovered and encouraged some of our greatest writers--Mark Twain & Henry James, to name only a few. Although he was a novelist himself, few of his books are read today. Howells has a particular amusing point of view. As a mid-westerner married to a Bostonian, he was especially adept at seeing the new New York and its flamboyant citizens through the eyes of a sophisticated provincial. A good deal of this book is devoted to the problems of two out-of-towners house and apartment hunting way back when prices were cheaper, but finding a perfect home was as difficult then as it is today. The more things change... well you know the rest.
I FINALLY read this after putting it off for decades and, especially for its insight as ot the attitudes [& living conditions] of 'educated' New Yorkers in the 1880s boom years, I now wish I'd done so much earlier.
We were all much more firmly tied to the standards & ethos of our own unique locals in those earlier times and Howells writes [semi-autobiographically] of a middle-aged Bostonian husband & wife wrentching themselves with their 2 children from firm Boston roots in order to accept a very promising editorship in New York City and of the personal as well as phisical aduistments this intailed.
Their adjustments are contrasted with those of an 1880s 'Go-Getter', a 'Southern Gentleman' & his daughter, and the family [seeking "Culture"] of a poorly educated but very successful MidWast business man and several others.
It's an early try at a non-judgmental "Fair & Balanced" "Warts & All" presentation and Howells succeeds admirably, especially as he lacked the huge assortment of such writings that have since accumulated.
My version worked fine tho there were a number of tyops.
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