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Indian Summer

by William Dean Howells · 1885

Short Stories · ranked #22 in category

William Dean Howells's Indian Summer tells of a season in the life of Theodore Colville. Colville, just turned forty, has spent years as a successful midwestern newspaper publisher. Now he sells his b

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Category
Short Stories
First published
1885 · 1880s
Author
William Dean Howells
Standing
Recommended

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