A greedy, unscrupulous man loses his business and his lover. He is forced to reexamine his life and how he treats other people leading to his ethical and spiritual rise.
year: 1971, 2007, 1986, 1980, 2002, 1996, 1912, 1973
call number/section: 1000
subjects: socialites, fiction, rich people, businessmen, boston (mass.), fiction, rich, elite (social sciences), howells, william dean, 1837-1920. rise of silas lapham-criticism & interpretation
Editions
Howells, William Dean
Indiana University Press (1971)
Schools: 0
Howells, William Dean
Barnes & Noble Books (2007)
A greedy, unscrupulous man loses his business and his lover. He is forced to reexamine his life and how he treats other people leading to his ethical and spiritual rise.
Schools: 1
Howells, William Dean
Penguin Books (1986)
Yankee Silas Lapham, a self-made millionaire, attempts to crash Boston's old-guard, aristocratic society.
Schools: 0
Howells, William Dean
New American Library (1980)
Schools: 0
Howells, William Dean
Signet Classic (2002)
Yankee Silas Lapham, a self-made millionaire, attempts to crash Boston's old-guard, aristocratic society.
Schools: 0
Howells, William Dean
Oxford University Press (1996)
Schools: 0
Howells, William Dean
Houghton (1912)
Classic study of a self-made American and the effort of his family to participate in the cultural life of aristocratic Boston.
Schools: 0
Howells, William Dean
Regents Pub. Co. (1973)
Schools: 0