 Vol. XVI, No.5 (the March 1894 issue) of The Cosmopolitan, which contained Howells's "Letters of an Altrurian Traveller" | |
| Author | William Dean Howells |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Utopian novel |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
Publication date | 1894 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 318 pp |
A Traveler from Altruria is a Utopian novel by William Dean Howells. It was first published in installments in The Cosmopolitan between November 1892 and October 1893, and eventually in book form by Harper & Brothers in 1894. The novel is a critique of unfettered capitalism and its consequences, and of the Gilded Age.