num_pages: 402
description: A greedy, unscrupulous man loses his business and lover. In his humility he begins to think of others and makes not a material, but spiritual and ethical rise. This is a book of tragicomedy, romanticism, realism, society and art, as well as a study of American culture.
language: English
title: Rise of Silas Lapham
titlecomplete: Rise of Silas Lapham (A Selected Edition of W. D. Howells, Vol. 12)
characters: Irene Lapham, Mr. Sewell, Penelope Lapham, Mrs. Lapham, Silas Lapham, Tom Corey, Bromfield Corey
genres: Fiction, American, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, College, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 4005
places: Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Vermont
publisher: Indiana University Press