Download or read book April Hopes written by William Dean Howells and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: April Hopes is HowellsÕ challenge to sentimentalism in American fiction in the late 1880Õs romantic illusion leads to potential tragedy. As an example of HowellsÕ realism and deft irony, April Hopes is unsurpassed.