E. W. Howe

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E. W. Howe (1853-1937) was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th century.

He was perhaps best known for his magazine, called E.W. Howe's Monthly. He was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials. He edited the Atchison, Kansas newspaper Globe for twenty-five years, retiring in 1911. Having been raised Methodist, he describes himself as identifying with Methodism but is essentially a cultural Christian, according to his writing. Howe's most famous novel is Story of a Country Town. A 1919 edition of his Ventures in Common Sense featured a foreword by celebrated American writer (and cynic) H.L. Mencken.