The Rise of Silas Lapham

Name: The Rise of Silas Lapham
Author: William Dean Howells

by William Dean Howells

Novel depicting the rise and decline of a wealthy paint manufacturer and his family

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William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells was the leading champion of literary realism in America and used his influential editorial position to promote both established and emerging writers. His novels examined middle-class life with ironic precision.

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