{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69052100c89076b5e2c3398a/69067c9947e14fea248f676f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Three Thanksgiving Kisses – A Classic Holiday Short Story by William Dean Howells","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69052100c89076b5e2c3398a/1762799862620-6e21757a-54cb-4038-860b-884a362fec27.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Season’s Readings</em>&nbsp;is your fireside refuge from life’s troubles — a curated collection of timeless holiday tales read by Don McDonald.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we feature&nbsp;<em>Three Thanksgiving Kisses</em>&nbsp;by William Dean Howells, a tender 19th-century story about love, humility, and gratitude in a small New England home.</p><p><br></p><p>Discover more classic and original stories at&nbsp;<strong>ShortStoryverses.com</strong>&nbsp;— a universe of stories for every season.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Three Thanksgiving Kisses</em>&nbsp;was written by&nbsp;<strong>William Dean Howells</strong>&nbsp;(1837–1920), the “Dean of American Letters.” As editor of&nbsp;<em>The Atlantic Monthly</em>&nbsp;and a lifelong friend of Mark Twain, Howells championed realism in American fiction — finding truth and beauty in everyday lives.</p>","author_name":"Short Storyverses"}