Howells

[ hou-uhlz ]

/ ˈhaʊ əlz /

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William Dean, 1837–1920, U.S. author, critic, and editor.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

Plus, Howells’ point about SMBs trying to figure it out could mean more headaches for marketers.
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“It was not merely the work in which he had constantly grown happier that he saw taken from him,” Howells notes.
The Novel That Foretold the TNR Meltdown|Nicolaus Mills|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
William Dean Howells dubbed it the “true way of running off.”
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The dog is a gentleman,” Mark Twain wrote in a letter to William Dean Howells.
Pit Bull Owners Attack, Too|Charles Leerhsen|March 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Critics consider his most scholarly work to be his eight settings of verses by Howells, and "The Sea."
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
"We never killed a single soul," Howells said once to the writer of this memoir.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
A little later he was urging Howells or Aldrich, or both of them; to come to Hartford to live.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Howells's "Foregone Conclusion" was running in the Atlantic that year, and they delighted in it.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Howells conveys the impression that Clemens had no hand in its authorship beyond the character of Sellers as taken from the book.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine