Vernal Express | 1936-08-20 | Page 2 | Venetian Life

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