01784cam a22003733u 4500 154 UtSlPG 20260610133028.0 m cr n 260607r1994||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 The Rise of Silas Lapham Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1994 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_Silas_Lapham Release date is 1994-08-01 Produced by John Hamm. HTML version by Al Haines "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.) Original publication data not identified Psychological fiction Domestic fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction Rich people -- Fiction Socialites -- Fiction Businessmen -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/154 42302 42302