The Rise of Silas Lapham - William Dean Howells - Books - Penguin Books Ltd - 9780140390308 - April 28, 1983
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The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells

The Rise of Silas Lapham

After establishing a fortune in the paint business, Silas Lapham moves his family to the city of Boston, where they awkwardly attempt to break into Brahmin society. Silas, greedy for wealth as well as prestige, brings his company to the brink of bankruptcy, and the family is forced to return to Vermont, financially ruined but morally renewed.


400 pages, illustrations, bibliography

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 28, 1983
ISBN13 9780140390308
Publishers Penguin Books Ltd
Pages 400
Dimensions 197 × 132 × 26 mm   ·   272 g
Language English  
Editor Vanderbilt, Kermit

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