The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham, published in 1885, is the best-known novel of William Dean Howells and a cornerstone of American realism. Silas Lapham, a self-made Vermont farmer's son, has grown rich making paint and is building a grand house in Boston's Back Bay, hoping to win a place in society for his wife and daughters, Irene and Penelope. When young Tom Corey of an old Brahmin family begins to call, the two families meet with comic and painful results, and Lapham's business takes a dangerous turn. Howells treats money, class and conscience with irony and sympathy. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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What kind of book is The Rise of Silas Lapham?
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