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A Modern Instance
William Dean Howells
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Kinney laughed mightily; then he leaned forward, and slapped Bartley on the shoulder with his newspaper. "Look here!" he exclaimed, "I like you!"
"Oh, try some other tack! Lots of fellows like me." Bartley kept on writing. "I gave you your paper, didn't I, Kinney?"
"You mean that you want me to get out?"
"Far be it from me to say so."
This delighted Kinney as much as the last refinement of hospitality would have pleased another man. "Look here!" he said, "I want you should come out and see our camp. I can't fool away any more time on you here; but I want you should come out and see us. Give you something to write about. Hey?"
"The invitation comes at a time when circumstances over which I have no control oblige me to decline it. I admire your prudence, Kinney."
"No, honest Injian, now," prote. . . Read More
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This is an extraordinarily entertaining read. It's a strange hybrid of moral narrative and broad comedic satire. While the moral purpose of the novel will mean little to most people today, the satire and the plot events kept me interested and engaged. Howells's interest in developing "realistic" fic
The best book with no plot or purpose ever!
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