The Rise of Silas Lapham
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Book Description
A major American novel centring on a business man, "The Rise of Silas Lapham" (1885), explores the capitalist ethos of the American Gilded Age. It is also a novel of manners that shows the comic confrontation of old wealth and new riches. This edition, reprints the text, and offers the full explanatory notes.
Book Information
Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
Binding | Paperback (176 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 448 |
ISBN-10 | 0192823558 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0192823557 |
Publication Date | 12/12/1996 |
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About John W. Crowley (Editor) : John W. Crowley is a published editor. A published credit of John W. Crowley is The Rise of Silas Lapham (Oxford World's Classics).
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