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Show Venetian Life On returning from Venice, where he had been consul for four years, William Dean Howells met a Boston publisher, with whom he frequently played shuffleboard or strolled the liner's decks. One day Howells remarked that he was bringing over a manuscript manu-script on Venetian life. Jokingly the publisher remarked that his firm would bring it out. Without a moment's hesitation the manuscript was turned over to him. . . It was published in 18C6 under the title of "Venetian Life." It may well be said that this was the start of Howells' successful success-ful literary career. |