A Foregone Conclusion
                                            
                            By William Dean Howells
                            
                                1 Nov, 2019                            
                            
                         
                                        
                                                                        A Foregone Conclusion is set in Venice, where Howells himself served as an American consul for several years. It follows a clash of cultures and social mores that arises between an American artist and diplomat and a local priest.
                                                A Foregone Conclusion is set in Venice, where Howells himself served as an American consul for several years. It follows a clash of cultures and social mores that arises between an American artist and diplomat and a local priest. Less