# The Rise of Silas Lapham

By William Dean Howells.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychological fiction; Domestic fiction; Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction; Rich people -- Fiction; Socialites -- Fiction; Businessmen -- Fiction

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