"A Likely Story" by William Dean Howells is a funny story set in the late 1800s, filled with mix-ups and love connections that come from people not understanding each other. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Campbell are excited about their garden party and the young men who will be there, but things get crazy when a note from Mr. Arthur Welling makes Mrs. Campbell think he likes her. Welling's real feelings get twisted, causing a mess with letters and misunderstandings involving Miss Rice and Miss Greenway. The story uses humor to show how silly social rules can be and how love works, leading to a happy ending that makes fun of what people expect.
A Likely Story
By William Dean Howells
In a world of garden parties and mistaken affections, a simple note sparks a hilarious chain of misunderstandings that could either ruin or ignite love.
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About the AuthorWilliam Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day," which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day," which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
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