The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells
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"The Rise of Silas Lapham" by William Dean Howells is a realist novel published in 1885. The story follows self-made businessman Silas Lapham, who builds a fortune in the paint industry but struggles to gain acceptance in Boston's aristocratic society. As the Laphams pursue social status through their daughters' prospects, a complicated romantic triangle emerges when Tom Corey, from an old-money family, takes interest in the family. Financial pressures mount while moral
dilemmas test Silas's integrity, forcing him to choose between wealth and principle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Rise of Silas Lapham |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_Silas_Lapham |
| Credits | Produced by John Hamm. HTML version by Al Haines |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Rich people -- Fiction |
| Subject | Socialites -- Fiction |
| Subject | Businessmen -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 154 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-00154-8 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1994 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2548 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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