Ragged Lady — Complete

William Dean Howells was an American realist author, 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 his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria.

This book is a remarkable story of a young girl who visits Venice to meet her future husband. The sequences are described exquisitely, characters are true-to-life and the realistic narrative is tinged with gentle humor.