E.W. Howe

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E.W. Howe


Born
in Treaty, Indiana, The United States
May 03, 1853

Died
October 03, 1937

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Edgar Watson Howe was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W. Howe's Monthly. Howe was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials.

In 1877 Howe established and edited the Atchison, Kansas, newspaper Globe, which he continued for twenty-five years, retiring in 1911.

Howe's most famous novel is Story of a Country Town. A 1919 edition of his Ventures in Common Sense featured a foreword by celebrated American writer (and cynic) H.L. Mencken.

Howe's daughter was the novelist Mateel Howe Farmer.
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Average rating: 3.31 · 52 ratings · 11 reviews · 32 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Story of a Country Town

3.63 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1883 — 102 editions
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The Mystery of the Locks

2.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1885 — 48 editions
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A Moonlight Boy

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1886 — 13 editions
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Ventures in common sense

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1919 — 52 editions
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The Anthology Of Another Town

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 40 editions
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The Trip to the West Indies

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1910 — 15 editions
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Country Town Sayings (The W...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions
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Plain people

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1929 — 5 editions
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The Blessing of Business

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 24 editions
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A Man Story

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 30 editions
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“When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.”
Edgar Watson Howe

“One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.”
Edgar Watson Howe

“When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.”
Edgar Watson Howe

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