{"product_id":"a-hazard-of-new-fortunes-paperback-1","title":"A Hazard of New Fortunes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dean Howells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhillip Lopate\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against a vividly depicted background of fin de siécle 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 a crisis of conscience. Here we see William Dean Howells's grasp of the realities of the American experience in an age of emerging social struggle. His absolute determination to fairly represent every point of view is evident throughout this multifaceted work. Both a memorable portrait of an era and a profoundly moving study of human relationships, \u003cb\u003eA Hazard of New Fortunes\u003c\/b\u003e fully justifies Alfred Kazin's ranking of Howells as \"the first great domestic novelist of American life.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Dean Howells\u003c\/b\u003e (1837-1920) was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio. His father was a printer and newspaperman, and the family moved from town to town. Howells went to school where he could. As a boy he began learning the printer's skill. By the time he was in his teens he was setting type for his own verse. Between 1856 and 1861 he worked as a reporter for the \u003cb\u003eOhio State Journal\u003c\/b\u003e. About this time his poems began to appear in the \u003cb\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e. His campaign biography of Abraham Lincoln, compiled in 1860, prompted the administration to offer him the consulship at Venice, a post he held from 1861 to 1865. He married Elinor Gertrude Meade, a young woman from Vermont, in 1862 Paris. On his return to the United States in 1865, Howells worked in New York before going to Boston as assistant to James T. Fields of \u003cb\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e. In 1871 he became editor-in-chief of the magazine. In this position he worked with many young writers, among them Mark Twain and Henry James, both of whom became his close friends. His first novel, \u003cb\u003eTheir Wedding Journey\u003c\/b\u003e, appeared in 1872. \u003cb\u003eThe Rise of Silas Lapham\u003c\/b\u003e was serialized in \u003cb\u003eCentury Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e before it was published in book form in 1885. \u003cb\u003eA Hazard of New Fortunes\u003c\/b\u003e was published five years later. His position as critic, writer, and enthusiastic exponent of the new realism earned \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dean Howells\u003c\/b\u003e the respected title of Dean of American Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 7.8 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580365336883,"sku":"9780140439236","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KGBYI8eYWM9780140439236.webp?v=1761512061","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-hazard-of-new-fortunes-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}