The Rise of Silas Lapham
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William Dean Howell's richly humerous 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.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 28, 2013
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781304079077
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): William Dean Howells
Specifications
- Format
- EPUB