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Rise of Silas Lapham

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3 out of 5
Based on 695 Ratings and 75 Reviews

Book Description
This work is an account of Boston Brahmin society and the incursion into that rarefied world of Colonel Silas Lapham of Vermont, and his wife and two daughters. As the family advances further into Boston society, difficulties begin to arise, exacerbated by the Colonel's business problems.
Book Information
PublisherUniversal Sales
BindingPaperback (176 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages368
ISBN-101853265667
ISBN-13978-1853265662
Publication Date08/1996
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About William Dean Howells (Author) : William Dean Howells is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of William Dean Howells include The Rise of Silas Lapham (Unabridged), The Children's Plutarch: Tales Of T... more
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