A Modern Instance
1882
First Published
3.60
Average Rating
456
Number of Pages
A Modern Instance is a realistic novel written by William Dean Howells, and published in 1882 by J. R. Osgood & Co. The novel is about the deterioration of a once loving marriage under the influence of capitalistic greed. It is the first American novel by a canonical author to seriously consider divorce as a realistic outcome of marriage.
Avg Rating
3.60
Number of Ratings
420
5 STARS
18%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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1 STARS
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