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The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells

The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · December 12, 2012

A Classics pick for readers exploring The Rise of Silas Lapham.

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Who it’s for
A richly humorous classic about fortune, family, and Boston society.
Genres
The Classics, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Published
Start Publishing LLC, December 12, 2012

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About this book

William Dean Howell's richly humerous 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.

Money Meets Manners

A richly humorous classic about fortune, family, and Boston society.

Come here for

  • Wry observations of social ambition and old-money manners
  • A window onto American life in the Gilded Age

Expect

  • A self-made millionaire and his family navigating Boston society
  • Humor rooted in the awkwardness of trying to fit in

Where it sits

The Classics68%
Historical Fiction40%
Literary Fiction29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Historical Fiction
  • Literary Fiction
Authors
William Dean Howells
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
December 12, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
The Classics