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The Sleeping-Car; A Farce

By William Dean Howells

2019-11-02 21:00:47

The Sleeping Car is a farce play in three parts by William Dean Howells, first published in the United States in 1883. This play takes place entirely within a 24-hour period on a railway sleeping car and revolves around a woman's late-night confusion ... Read more
The Sleeping Car is a farce play in three parts by William Dean Howells, first published in the United States in 1883. This play takes place entirely within a 24-hour period on a railway sleeping car and revolves around a woman's late-night confusion regarding the premature appearance of her husband and brother. This work is one of Howells' minor works but reflects the same tendencies towards literary realism as many of Howells' more famous works, including The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Modern Instance.  Less

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File size29.503 KB
Print pages28
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1725595941
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William Dean Howells
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Willam Dean Howells was a novelist, short story writer, magazine editor, and mentor who wrote for various magazines, including the Atlantic Monthly and Harper's Magazine. In January 1866 James Fie...

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