Born March 1, 1837: William Dean Howells of Martin’s Ferry, Ohio.

By buckeyemuse | March 1, 2014

Today is a big day here at Buckeyemuse. In addition to being the first day of the month when spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s also William Dean Howells’ birthday. Howells is one of the most important of Ohio’s literary lights. Novelist, editor, poet, short story writer, dramatist, promoter of realism in literature, Howells…

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