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The William Dean Howells Library

The William Dean Howells Library

By: William Dean Howells
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In these unabridged readings of William Dean Howells, the listener is invited into drawing rooms, countinghouses, city streets, and quiet chambers of conscience, where ordinary lives reveal their most extraordinary meanings. Here are stories of ambition, love, money, manners, and moral choice, told with wit, sympathy, and a clear eye for the truths people often hide from themselves. The William Dean Howells Library restores one of America’s great realist voices to the living ear.Public domain
Episodes
  • Lady of the Aroostook Chapter XXI

    Lady of the Aroostook Chapter XXI
    Aug 9 2026
    In which the travellers arrive in Trieste with an air of restrained farewell and unspoken sentiment, leaving one gentleman burdened with regret over his silence to the lady he admires. Amidst the bustle of departure and a mishap to a friend, he composes a heartfelt letter to her, resolving to delay his visit but to pursue it with steadfast purpose when the time permits.
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    11 mins
  • Lady of the Aroostook Chapter XX

    Lady of the Aroostook Chapter XX
    Aug 8 2026
    In which a young American woman and her companion share intimate conversations beneath the Italian autumn sky, exploring the delicate differences in their views on women's freedoms and the loyal affections they bear to their homeland. Their growing closeness is marked by quiet moments of observation and restrained tenderness, as they navigate the subtle, unspoken promises of a companionship newly formed.
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    6 mins
  • Lady of the Aroostook Chapter XIX

    Lady of the Aroostook Chapter XIX
    Aug 7 2026
    In which a delicate conversation transpires between two souls navigating the fragile terrain of trust and burgeoning affection, where one confesses the tender stirrings of love despite inner doubts and societal complexities. The discourse unfolds with a respect for honour and discretion, as friendship lends counsel and a mutual understanding glimmers amid the uncertainties of the heart.
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    15 mins
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