«The Rise of Silas Lapham» by William Dean Howells
«The Rise of Silas Lapham» by William Dean Howells
English | EPUB | 0.3 MB
English | EPUB | 0.3 MB
Silas Lapham goes from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility is the center of this tale. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but lacks social standards, a failure which he attempts to remedy through his daughter's marriage to the scion of the aristocratic Corey family.