Born into an anti-slavery family of eight children, Howells aided his family by setting type in his journalist father's printing office.
A collection of poems by W. D. Howells and his friend John Piatt are reviewed. The critic does not hold Piatt in such high esteem as Howells.
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Born into an anti-slavery family of eight children, Howells aided his family by setting type in his journalist father's printing office.
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