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Violence
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No violence
Language
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No strong language
Sexual Content
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No sexual content
Substance Use
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No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
Mild; the comedy of social ambition and well-meaning interference
What this book is about
William Dean Howells's 1897 comic novel is set at a fashionable Saratoga Springs resort hotel during the summer season, where the narrator and his wife gently scheme to help a young woman from a small town make a suitable match — without quite knowing whether they are helping or hindering. Howells's characteristic social comedy and keen observation of American class rituals make this one of his most charming minor works.
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