Roundabout to Boston (from Literary Friends and Acqua…

Name: Roundabout to Boston (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
Author: William Dean Howells

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CEFR level: C1
Length: 8 chapters
Format: The complete book

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A struggling writer in Venice during the American Civil War navigates literary rejection while forging connections with prominent Boston intellectuals and historians, capturing the turbulent spirit of the era through letters and reflections on art, politics, and exile.

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