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The Rise of Silas Lapham

by William Dean Howells

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The Rise of Silas Lapham is a realist novel by William Dean Howells published in 1885. The story follows the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he tries to attain through his daughter's marriage into the aristocratic Corey family. Silas' morality does not fail him.

First published 1885 368 pages
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Literature
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Recommended
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3
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DDC 428.6 LCC PZ-0003.00000000.H84 Ri50 American literatureBiographyBoston (mass.), fictionBusinessmenDomestic fictionFictionFiction, city lifeFiction, classics
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ISBN 0140390308 English
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