Their Silver Wedding Journey Complete by William Dean Howells
A splendid work of criticism that introduces us to Howell, the well-versed literary critic. He discusses the writings of various authors through the ages – for instance Cervantes, Shakespeare, Pope, Tolstoy – in great detail. His criticism is based on his in-depth study which makes the book highly informative.
Excerpt from Their Silver Wedding Journey
“You need the rest,” said the Business End; “and your wife wants you to go, as well as your doctor. Besides, it’s your Sabbatical year, and you could send back a lot of stuff for the magazine.”
“Is that your notion of a Sabbatical year?” asked the editor.
“No; I throw that out as a bait to your conscience. You needn’t write a line while you re gone. I wish you wouldn’t for your own sake; although every number that hasn’t got you in it is a back number for me.”
“That’s very nice of you, Fulkerson,” said the editor. I suppose you realize that its nine years since we took Every Other Week from Dryfoos?
“Well, that makes it all the more Sabbatical,” said Fulkerson.
