April Hopes

April Hopes is a novel written by William Dean Howells that was first published in 1888. The story follows the life of a young man named Kendricks who is struggling to find his place in the world. He is an aspiring writer who has moved to Boston to pursue his dreams, but he finds himself caught up in the social scene and the politics of the city.Kendricks becomes involved with a group of people who are trying to reform society and make it a better place. He falls in love with a young woman named Alice, who is also involved in the reform movement. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Alice is engaged to another man.As Kendricks becomes more involved in the reform movement, he begins to question his own beliefs and his place in society. He also struggles with his feelings for Alice and the moral implications of pursuing a relationship with her.The novel explores themes of love, politics, and social reform. It is a thoughtful and introspective work that offers a glimpse into the complexities of life in late 19th century America.1888. Howells was an American realist author. He wrote for various magazines including Atlantic Monthly and Harper�������s Magazine. His career blossomed after the publication of his first realist novel, A Modern Instance. April Hopes begins: From his place on the floor of the Hemenway Gymnasium Mr. Elbridge G. Mavering looked on at the Class Day gaiety with the advantage which his stature gave him over most people there. Hundreds of these were pretty girls, in a great variety of charming costumes, such as the eclecticism of modern fashion permits, and all sorts of ingenious compromises between walking dress and ball dress. It struck him that the young men on whose arms they hung, in promenading around the long oval within the crowd of stationary spectators, were very much younger than students used to be, whether they wore the dress-coasts of the Seniors or the cutaways of the Juniors and Sophomores; and the young girls themselves did not look so old as he remembered them in his day. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.