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Book Title: Rise of Silas Lapham ( Realist Novel) by: William D. Howells : The Rise of Silas Lapham Is a Realist Novel by William Dean Howells Published in 1885. the Story Follows the Materialistic Rise of Silas Lapham from Rags to Riches, and His Ensuing Moral Susceptibility
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: General
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 18.8 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: William D. Howells
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
