Publisher's Synopsis
My Literary Passions is a collection of essays written by William Dean Howells, an American author and literary critic. This book contains a series of personal essays that detail Howells' love for literature and his experiences as a writer. The essays cover a wide range of topics, including his admiration for authors such as Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, his thoughts on the art of writing, and his reflections on the literary scene of his time. Howells also shares his insights on the role of literature in society and the importance of reading and writing for personal growth and development. My Literary Passions is a fascinating exploration of one writer's relationship with literature and a testament to the enduring power of the written word.Very likely the reading of Ossian had something to do with my morbid anxieties. I had read Byron's imitation of him before that, and admired it prodigiously, and when my father got me the book--as usual I did not know where or how he got it--not all the tall forms that moved before the eyes of haunted bards in the dusky vale of autumn could have kept me from it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
