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Through the Eye of the Needle: A RomanceWilliam Dean Howells

Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance

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Original author: William Dean Howells

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"Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance" by William Dean Howells is a utopian novel published in 1907. The final volume in Howells's Altrurian trilogy, it follows Aristides Homos as he navigates New York City's stark contrasts with his pastoral utopian homeland. Through letters to a friend, Homos chronicles his romance with Evelith Strange, a wealthy widow torn between her privileged life and her conscience. She must decide whether to abandon her fortune and follow him to Altruria, where a simpler society awaits.

Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance, by William Dean Howells. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #8295.

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43 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction2,560 words
  2. 2.Chapter I913 words
  3. 3.Chapter II824 words
  4. 4.Chapter III944 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV1,105 words
  6. 6.Chapter V1,159 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI1,122 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII1,912 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII1,270 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX1,594 words
  11. 11.Chapter X1,403 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI1,198 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII846 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII872 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV994 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV2,224 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI1,101 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII1,378 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII1,543 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX1,342 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX1,465 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI1,088 words
  1. 23.Chapter XXII1,193 words
  2. 24.Chapter XXIII1,570 words
  3. 25.Chapter XXIV839 words
  4. 26.Chapter XXV641 words
  5. 27.Chapter XXVI1,790 words
  6. 28.Chapter XXVII956 words
  7. 29.Chapter I1,714 words
  8. 30.Chapter II2,533 words
  9. 31.Chapter III3,975 words
  10. 32.Chapter IV1,319 words
  11. 33.Chapter V2,169 words
  12. 34.Chapter VI1,582 words
  13. 35.Chapter VII1,790 words
  14. 36.Chapter VIII2,062 words
  15. 37.Chapter IX3,688 words
  16. 38.Chapter X1,341 words
  17. 39.Chapter XI1,759 words
  18. 40.Chapter XII1,358 words
  19. 41.Chapter XIII1,808 words
  20. 42.Chapter XIV1,785 words
  21. 43.Chapter XV3,170 words