Coast of Bohemia, Dr. Breen's Practice & Annie Kilburn (Historical Novels)

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Coast of Bohemia, Dr. Breen's Practice & Annie Kilburn (Historical Novels - The Pioneer Women Series)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The novels in this volume give us insight into the status of a woman in the second half of the 19th century America. "e;Dr. Breen's Practice"e; is a novel about the rise of women into the medical field in the 19th century and the subsequent decision they had to make between the pursuit of a medical career and the temptation of marriage. "e;The Coast of Bohemia"e; and "e;Annie Kilburn"e; deals with the problem of labor and professions for women. William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. He was the first American author to bring a realist aesthetic to the literature of the United States. His stories of Boston upper crust life set in the 1850s are highly regarded among scholars of American fiction.