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The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells

3.42/5 (3600 ratings)

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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.

Format:

Pages:: 368 pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Penguin

Edition:: Penguin Classics

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0140390308

ISBN13:: 9780140390308

kindle Asin:: B0B2R1FWSS

The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells

3.42/5 (3600 ratings)

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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.

Format:

Pages:: 368 pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Penguin

Edition:: Penguin Classics

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0140390308

ISBN13:: 9780140390308

kindle Asin:: B0B2R1FWSS

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