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- Title
Gunshots, Indian Scouts, and Train Robberies: Frontier Mythology in William Dean Howells's A Hazard of New Fortunes.
- Authors
Judd, Margie
- Abstract
The article critiques the 1890 novel "A Hazard of New Fortunes," by American novelist William Dean Howells. Topics discussed include a brief overview of the characters, the setting which took place in New York City, and the narrative, the urban realist genre of the novel acknowledged by critic Amy Kaplan, and the themes addressed such as social diversity, injustice, and the economic challenges being faced by the middle class.
- Subjects
HAZARD of New Fortunes, A (Book : Howells); HOWELLS, William Dean, 1837-1920; AMERICAN fiction; LITERARY criticism; LITERARY settings; STORY plots; SOCIAL injustice; MIDDLE class in literature
- Publication
Western American Literature, 2020, Vol 55, Issue 2, p115
- ISSN
0043-3462
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/wal.2020.0031