Title: The riddle of the painful earth
Subjects: American Didactic fiction, History, History and criticism, Literature and society, Political and social views, Realism in literature, Social problems in literature, Suffering in literature, Howells, william dean, 1837-1920, Didactic fiction, history and criticism
Places: United States
People: William Dean Howells (1837-1920)
Time periods: 19th century