William Dean Howells 
Imaginary Interviews (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

This 1910 collection of satiric essays on editors, the publishing industry, music, and culture includes “Sclerosis of the Tastes, ” “Intimations of Italian Opera, ” “The Superiority of Our Inferiors, ” “Unimportance of Women in Republics, ” “Cheapness of the Costliest City on Earth, ” “The Magazine Muse, ” “Qualities Without Defects, ” and “A Normal Hero and Heroine Out of Work.”

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