Q: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
One short story by this author sees a father tell his daughter a parable about the dangers of wishing a certain holiday came around too often, while another sees the title character convince her fianc George Gearson to enlist, only for him to be killed early in the Spanish-American War. Besides "Christmas Every Day" and "Editha," one of his better known works sees the title character advised by David Sewell, though he is hurt financially by the destruction of his Back Bay house. Another famous work sees Conrad killed in a streetcar riot and the literary magazine Every Other Week run by the protagonist Basil March. For 10 points, identify this author of The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Hazard of New Fortune.
A:
Literature