The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells

(Summary by Margaret Espaillat)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. It is also a novel of manners, telling the story of the courtship of a daughter, and the difficulties the family deals with in attempting to move from one social class to another.

You may wish to consider such literary elements as style, tone, and selection of detail. Lapham, however, is not one of the new types of American businessman, the ruthless plutocrat, rather he is the old-fashioned trustworthy Yankee trader, and the story deals with how he fares in the industrial capitalist environment. The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells Buy Study Guide The Rise of Silas Lapham Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1419 Summary Chapter 14 As Chapter 14 opens, readers are told of the Coreys home, which belongs to Anna Coreys family and is located at Bellingham Place. Then, in a well-constructed essay, analyze how the author portrays the complex experience of two sisters, Penelope and Irene, within their family and society. An example of literary realism, the story is about a farmer (Silas Lapham) who launches a very successful paint business, and moves his family up the social ladder of Boston.

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