A Hazard of New Fortunes
, by HOWELLS, WILLIAM DEANSCHLESINGER, ARTHUR JRNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780375759277 | 0375759271
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 2/12/2002
Centering on a conflict between a self-made millionaire and an idealistic reformer in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York,A Hazard of New Fortunesinsightfully renders the complexities of the American experience at a time of great social and economic upheaval and transformation. In its depiction of wealth, poverty, and New York City life, it remains a strikingly contemporary work. Reproduced here is the authoritative Indiana University Press Edition edited and annotated by David J. Nordloh, with full scholarly commentary and extensive textual apparatus.