William Dean Howells ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE BY THE ILLUSTRATOR I II III IV (In certain versions of this etext, in certain browsers, clicking on this symbol will bring up a larger version of the illustration.) Preface by the Illustrator Illustrations Chapters: I, II, III, IV. Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text. (etext transcriber's note)

YEARS OF MY YOUTH

BY
W. D. HOWELLS

WITH INTRODUCTION AND ILLUSTRATIONS
FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN EXPRESSLY
FOR THIS BOOK BY CLIFTON JOHNSON




HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON

Years of My Youth

Copyright, 1916, 1917, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published October, 1917

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