Show Venetian Life Ufe On returning from Venice where he had been consul for four years William Dean Howells met meta a Boston publisher with whom he frequently played shuffleboard or strolled the liners liner's decks One day Howells remarked that he was b bringing over a manuscript manuscript manuscript manu manu- script on Venetian l life e. e Jokingly the publisher remarked that h his s firm would bring it out Without a moments moment's hesitation the manuscript was turned over to him It was published in 1866 under the title of Venetian L Life e. e It may well be said that this was the start of Howells' Howells successful successful success success- ful fulli literary c career reer |