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The Rise of Silas Lapham

The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells
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William Dean Howells' richly humorous characterization of a self-made millionaire in Boston society provides a paradigm of American culture in the Gilded Age.

After establishing a fortune in the paint business, Silas Lapham moves his family from their Vermont farm to the city of Boston, where they awkwardly attempt to break into Brahmin society.
Language
English
Pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Release
April 28, 1983
ISBN
0140390308
ISBN 13
9780140390308

The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells
3.4/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
William Dean Howells' richly humorous characterization of a self-made millionaire in Boston society provides a paradigm of American culture in the Gilded Age.

After establishing a fortune in the paint business, Silas Lapham moves his family from their Vermont farm to the city of Boston, where they awkwardly attempt to break into Brahmin society.
Language
English
Pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Release
April 28, 1983
ISBN
0140390308
ISBN 13
9780140390308

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