# A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2

By William Dean Howells.

"A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2" by William Dean Howells is a novel published in 1889. Basil March relocates from Boston to New York to help launch a literary magazine, but soon finds himself caught between conflicting ideologies. The magazine's staff includes a wealthy capitalist backer, a socialist Civil War veteran, and a pro-slavery Southern colonel. As tensions escalate over workers' rights and class divisions, a streetcar strike erupts into violence, forcing March and others to confront the deadly consequences of their beliefs. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction; City and town life -- Fiction; Domestic fiction; Married people -- Fiction; Social classes -- Fiction; Middle-aged persons -- Fiction; Moving, Household -- Fiction

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