Title: Letters, fictions, lives
Subtitle: Henry James and William Dean Howells
First published: 1997
Description: "In this unique and long-awaited volume, Michael Anesko documents the literary cross-fertilization between Henry James and William Dean Howells, collecting 151 letters, nearly all the extant correspondence between the two men, as well as the most significant critical commentary James wrote on Howells and Howells wrote on James." "Containing dozens of previously unpublished letters by James, and featuring a detailed biographical chronology as well as extensive interpretive commentaries that meticulously chart the development of this remarkable literary friendship, Letters, Fictions, Lives, edited to the highest standards of scholarly excellence, will prove an invaluable resource for scholars and students of James and Howells, and will hold great interest for dedicated readers of their fiction and for those studying epistolary issues and literary influence between contemporaries."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Correspondence, American Novelists, American Authors, Critics, Authorship, Fiction, Literary, American, LITERARY CRITICISM, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, General, Howells, william dean, 1837-1920, James, henry, 1843-1916
Places: United States
People: William Dean Howells (1837-1920), Henry James (1843-1916)
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century
LC classification: PS2123 .A435 1997