Download or read book Dr. Breen's Practice (1881) Novel by William Dean Howells written by William Dean Howells and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story takes place in the late 19th century at Jocelyn's hotel on the beach outside of Newport, Rhode Island, and is told through the voice of a third person narrator. At the hotel croquet court we meet a sickly woman named Louise Maynard and her physician, Dr. Grace Breen. Breen is a graduate of the New York homeopathic school, who has become a doctor to make a difference and prove her worth as a woman. She is cool toward men because the love of her life ran off with her best friend.