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The Rise of Silas Lapham

by William Dean Howells

Novel

Open Library OL69032W

The Rise of Silas Lapham stays with 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.

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William Dean Howells (1837–1920) is represented here by 105 public-domain titles, including A Belated Guest (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance), A Boy's Town, and A Chance Acquaintance. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for William Dean Howells.

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