The Rise of Silas Lapham
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The Rise of Silas Lapham is Howell's best-known work, and this elegant tale of Boston society and manners is rightly regarded as a subtle classic of its time. Silas Lapham inherits his father's paint business, from which he makes a great deal of money, and moves his family from rural Vermont to cosmopolitan Boston. Attempting to break into the city's sophisticated society he becomes bent on th... More
Book Information
Publisher | Nonsuch Publishing |
Binding | Paperback (176 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 378 |
ISBN-10 | 1845880412 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1845880415 |
Publication Date | 06/01/2005 |
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