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E.W. Howe

Born

in Treaty, Indiana, The United States

May 03, 1853

Died

October 03, 1937

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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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. ...more

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	The Story of a Country Town 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1883 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Locks 2.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1885 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Moonlight Boy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1886 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ventures in common sense it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1919 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anthology Of Another Town liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trip to the West Indies liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1910 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Country Town Sayings (The Works Of E. W. Howe - 15 Volumes) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plain people 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1929 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blessing of Business 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Man Story 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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

tags: friendship

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

tags: humor, women

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“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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