William Dean Howells
The Rise of Silas Lapham
Paperback
(Independently published June 9, 2020)
William Dean Howells' richly humorous characterization of a self-made millionaire in Boston society provides a paradigm of American culture in the Gilded Age. After establishing a fortune in the paint business, Silas Lapham moves his family from their Vermont farm to the city of Boston, where they awkwardly attempt to break into Brahmin society.
- ISBN
- / 9798651959570
- Pages
- 216
- Weight
- 16.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.25 x 0.49
in.