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The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells

The Rise of Silas Lapham

William Dean Howells

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"The Rise of Silas Lapham" by William Dean Howells is a realist novel published in 1885. The story follows self-made businessman Silas Lapham, who builds a fortune in the paint industry but struggles to gain acceptance in Boston's aristocratic society. As the Laphams pursue social status through their daughters' prospects, a complicated romantic triangle emerges when Tom Corey, from an old-money family, takes interest in the family. Financial pressures mount while moral dilemmas test Silas's integrity, forcing him to choose between wealth and principle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM(1)59,819 chars
  2. 2THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM(2)59,952 chars
  3. 3THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM(3)13,998 chars
  4. 4VI.(1)59,767 chars
  5. 5VI.(2)59,785 chars
  6. 6VI.(3)5,114 chars
  7. 7XI.(1)59,962 chars
  8. 8XI.(2)59,931 chars
  9. 9XI.(3)21,786 chars
  10. 10XV.(1)59,836 chars
  11. 11XV.(2)59,928 chars
  12. 12XV.(3)12,542 chars
  13. 13XXII.(1)59,931 chars
  14. 14XXII.(2)58,680 chars
  15. 15XXII.(3)11,679 chars
  16. 16XXVII.37,926 chars