Publication

1986 - Penguin Books, New York, N.Y., U.S.A, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

92,000 words, Guess

Page Count

368 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCCPB Box no. 2986 vol. 12
  • LCCPS2025 .R5 1983
  • LCCPS2025.R5 1983

Description

The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about 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 to the aristocratic Corey family. Silas' morality does not fail him. He loses his money but makes the right moral decision when his partner proposes the unethical selling of the mills to English settlers.

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Series Statement

  • Penguin classics
  • Penguin American library

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  • The rise of Silas LaphamPenguin Books1986-01-01
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