Show Venetian Veneti n Lifo Life On returning from Venice where he ho had been consul for four years ears William Dean Howells met meta a Boston Doston publisher with whom he frequently played shuffleboard or strolled the liners liner's decks One day Howells remarked that he was hinging bringing over a manuscript manuscript manu manu- script on Venetian life lile Jokingly the publisher remarked that his Ws firm flan would bring it out Without a Q moments moment's hesitation the tho manuscript was turned over to him It was published In 1863 1866 under the title of Venetian Life It may well be said that this was the start of Howells' Howells successful successful success success- ful literary career |