A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 by William Dean Howells
"A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2" by William Dean Howells is a novel published in 1889. Basil March relocates from Boston to New York to help launch a literary magazine, but soon finds himself caught between conflicting ideologies. The magazine's staff includes a wealthy capitalist backer, a socialist Civil War veteran, and a pro-slavery Southern colonel. As tensions escalate over workers' rights and class divisions, a streetcar strike erupts into
violence, forcing March and others to confront the deadly consequences of their beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hazard_of_New_Fortunes |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | City and town life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Married people -- Fiction |
| Subject | Social classes -- Fiction |
| Subject | Middle-aged persons -- Fiction |
| Subject | Moving, Household -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 3367 |
| Release Date | Oct 23, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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