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"It is the curse of prosperity that it takes work away from us, and shuts that door to hope and health of spirit."

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About William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells was an American novelist, literary critic, and editor associated with literary realism. He edited The Atlantic Monthly and helped shape late 19th-century U.S. fiction through both his writing and criticism.

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