A Hazard of New Fortunes

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Dean Howells, David J. Nordloh

    A self-made millionaire and a social revolutionary are at odds with each other in a novel set against the background of a nineteenth-century New York streetcar strike.

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Dean Howells

    In this novel, although Howells briefly discusses the American Civil War, he primarily deals with issues of post-war "Gilded Age" America, like labor disputes, the rise of the self-made millionaire, the growth of urban America, the influx ...

  • A Hazard Of New Fortunes
    By William Dean Howells

    Ever see Bernhardt in 'L'Etrangere'? Well, the American husband is old Dryfoos all over; no mustache; and hay-colored chin-whiskers cut slanting froze the corners of his mouth. He cocked his little gray eyes at me, and says he: 'Yes, ...

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Dean Howells

    Set against a vividly depicted background of fin de siécle New York, this novel centers on the conflict between a self-made millionaire and a fervent social revolutionary-a conflict in which a man of goodwill futilely attempts to act as a ...

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Dean Howells

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  • A Hazard of New Fortunes: A Novel
    By William Dean Howells

    A robust account of the tumultuous conflict between wealth and conscience in turn-of-the-century New York, Howells's great novel gets at the heart of the American experience at a time of...

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Dean Howells

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  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Dean Howells

    A Hazard of New Fortunes

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Dean William Dean Howells

    The book was well-received for its portrayal of social injustice. Considered by many to be his best work, the novel is also considered to be the first novel to portray New York City.

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes: Volume 2 - in large print
    By William Dean Howells

    Reproduction of the original.

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes: by William Dean Howells
    By William Dean Howells

    He believed that this midlife novel, which draws on his own family’s experiences moving from Boston to New York, was his “most vital work.” Mark Twain, whom Howells helped early in his career, called A Hazard of New Fortunes “the ...

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes: A Novel
    By William Dean Howells, John Dugdale

    A robust account of the tumultuous conflict between wealth and conscience in turn-of-the-century New York, Howells's great novel gets at the heart of the American experience at a time of...

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Howells

    In this novel, although Howells briefly discusses the American Civil War, he primarily deals with issues of post-war "Gilded Age" America, like labor disputes, the rise of the self-made millionaire, the growth of urban America, the influx ...

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes
    By William Dean Howells

    A Hazard of New Fortunes

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes: Volume 1 - in large print
    By William Dean Howells

    Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

  • A Hazard of New Fortunes: Volume 2 - in large print
    By William Dean Howells

    Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.