"The Rise of Silas Lapham" William D. Howells 1884Copyright 1stEd Hc Collectible

Description: This is a beautiful hardcover book titled "The Rise of Silas Lapham" by William D. Howells. It was published by Riverside Press in 1884 in the USA and is an original copy. The book covers the topic of literature and falls under the category of Antiquarian & Collectible as well as Books & Magazines. The language used in the book is English and it is signed by the author on the corner of front of hardcover. The book is a perfect addition to any book collection.Red cloth boards with Gold title and author signature. Edges worn. Copyright date of 1884, but no further date. Classic story of entrepreneur in the Gilded Age. 1 lb 5 oz. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. electrotyped and printed by H.O. Houghton & Co. has a Christian school library sticker on front inside coververy good condition for age has some wear on edgesThe Rise of Silas Lapham is a realist novel by William Deal Howeslls published in 1885. The story follows the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he tries to attain through his daughter's marriage into the aristocratic Corey family. Silas' morality does not fail him. He loses his money but makes the right moral decision when his partner proposes the unethical selling of the mills to English settlers.Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the senitimental novel The resolution of the love triangle of Irene Lapham, Tom Corey, and Penelope Lapham highlights Howells' rejection of the conventions of sentimental romantic novels as unrealistic and deceitful.LibBx11

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