Indian Summer

Indian Summer, published in 1886, is a charming romantic novel by William Dean Howells, set in Florence, Italy. The story follows middle-aged journalist Theodore Colville as he reunites with a woman from his past and becomes entangled in a gentle love triangle. Howells’s realist style captures the subtleties of character, social expectation, and emotional restraint. A tale of second chances, maturity, and self-awareness, Indian Summer exemplifies Howells’s skill in depicting the quiet dramas of everyday life with grace and insight.