HOWELLS-L Discussion List. HOWELLS-L, the online forum of the William Dean Howells Society, is dedicated to lively discussion on the life and works of Howells and his contemporaries in realism, naturalism, and local color fiction. It encourages announcements, the exchange of information about scholarship and resources on Howells, and above all conversations about teaching and reading the works of this influential critic and novelist. To subscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] Leave the subject line blank, and write SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. Donna Campbell Assistant Professor of English Gonzaga University [log in to unmask]