A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hazard_of_New_Fortunes Release date is 2004-10-23
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"A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5" by William Dean Howells is the fifth volume of a novel published in 1889. This installment continues the story of Basil March, who moved from Boston to New York to help launch a literary magazine. As tensions escalate between socialist ideals and capitalist interests, the narrative builds toward a violent streetcar strike that brings together the magazine's diverse characters—wealthy owners, impoverished intellectuals, and idealistic humanitarians—in a dramatic confrontation that will forever change their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction City and town life -- Fiction Domestic fiction Married people -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction Middle-aged persons -- Fiction Moving, Household -- Fiction