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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. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he 
tries to attain through his daughter's marriage into the aristocratic Corey family. Silas' morality 
does not fail him. He loses his money but makes the right moral decision when his partner 
proposes the unethical selling of the mills to English settlers. 
Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental 
novel. The resolution of the love triangle of Irene Lapham, Tom Corey, and Penelope Lapham 

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highlights Howells' rejection of the conventions of sentimental romantic novels as unrealistic and 
deceitful. 
Questions 
1.
What were the results of the Civil War and its impact on the development of American 
literature? 
2.
What trends in American literature of that period do you know? 
3.
What is the most important collection of poems published by Walt Whitman? 
4.
What is specific with Mark Twain’s humor and satire? 
5.
What are the most popular topics raised by O. Henry in his stories? 
Recommended Literature 
 
1.A companion to American Literature and Culture. Edited by Paul Lauter. UK: 
Blackwell Publishing. 2010. 770p.
2.Richard Gray. A History Amerıcan Literature. Third Edition. Blackwell Publishers Ltd 2012. 
UK
3. Angela Vietto. Research Guide to American Literature: Early American Literature, 1776–
1820.New York. 2010.
3. Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature. USA, 2009.
4 John Cusatis. Research Guide to American Literature: Postwar Literature, 1945–1970. New 
York. 2010.
5. Kathryn West and Linda Trinh Moser. Research Guide to American Literature:
Contemporary Literature, 1970 to Present. New York. 2010.
6. The chronology of American literature. America’s Literary Achievements from the 
Colonial Era to Modern Times. Edited by Daniel S. Burt Boston New York, 2004 .
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