An Imperative Duty
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| Originally published | 1891 |
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| Authors | William Dean Howells |
| Page count | 150 |
| Genres | Literary Realism |
| Publishers | Harper |
| Country | United States |
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| ID | 1203700 |
About An Imperative Duty
An Imperative Duty is a short realist novel by William Dean Howells published in 1891. The novel explores the idea of "passing" through the racially mixed character of Rhoda Aldgate, a young woman whose aunt informs her that she is one-sixteenth African American. Rhoda lived her whole life "passing" as a white person.