Statistics for occurrence #1 of “William D. Howells” in chapter 1 of Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15.:

...e artist, familiar with the men and the scenes of the Maine coast. He formed a habit of making a note of the stories he heard from time to time, and offered the records thus formed to his neighbor, William D. Howells , as material for his work. Howells replied to him as did Henry James to George Du Maurier under similar circumstances, Write them yourself. Sarah Warner Brooks was the author of three volumes ...
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