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Classic Literature. Fiction. HTML: William Dean Howells' 1885 novel, The Rise of Silas Lapham tells the story of its protagonist's materialistic aspirations; his rise from rags to riches. Despite making a fortune in business, Silas feels he lacks social position; he banks on the marriage of his daughter to an aristocratic family to change this. But Silas faces a moral quandary when his business partner suggests dodgy business dealings..
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New York : Rinehart, c1949.
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1885
Physical description
xviii, 394 p.; 19 cm