The Rise of Silas Lapham
Author:
William Dean Howells
Narrator:
Grover Gardner
After establishing a fortune in the paint business, Silas Lapham moves his family from their Vermont farm to the city of Boston in order to try and improve his social status. The consequences of which are both humorous and tragic. The novel focuses on important themes in the American literary tradition: the efficacy of self-help and determination, the ambiguous benefits of social and economic progress, and the continual contradiction between urban and pastoral values.
Product Details ⌃
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ISBN:
9781455129386
SKU#:
16365
Publisher:
Blackstone Audio
Genre:
Classic Literature
Duration:
12:02:00
Release Date:
May 1, 2012
Language:
English
