u003ciu003eThe Rise of Silas Laphamu003c/iu003e, byu003cbu003e William Dean Howellsu003c/bu003e, is part of the u003ciu003eBarnes & Noble Classicsu003c/iu003eu003ciu003e u003c/iu003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of u003ciu003eBarnes & Noble Classicsu003c/iu003e: u003culu003eu003cliu003eNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars u003cliu003eBiographies of the authors u003cliu003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events u003cliu003eFootnotes and endnotes u003cliu003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work u003cliu003eComments by other famous authors u003cliu003eStudy questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations u003cliu003eBibliographies for further reading u003cliu003eIndices & Glossaries, when appropriateu003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. u003ciu003eBarnes & Noble Classics u003c/iu003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. After the Civil War, rapid industrialization created a new crop of American multimillionaires. Although as wealthy as the "aristocrats" of Boston and New York, the u003ciu003enouveaux riches u003c/iu003ewere rejected by those arrogant guardians of traditional society because of their "uneducated" tastes and uncouth styles. This class conflict is at the core of u003ciu003eThe Rise of Silas Laphamu003c/iu003e, one of the first American novels of manners, one of the first to look at the American businessman and self-made millionaire, and one of the first to employ realism--a style that would come to dominate twentieth-century American fiction.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eA devoted husband and father, fairly decent employer, and mostly honest businessman, Silas Lapham has used his father's small paint company to amass a large fortune. But he yearns to "enter society" and for his two daughters, Penelope and Irene, to marry well. However, blue-blooded Tom Corey's love for one of the Lapham daughters is thwarted by his mother, who believes Penelope is an overly independent social climber. Meanwhile, Silas's efforts to be accepted by the Boston Brahmins lead him into dangerous financial waters that threaten to drown his business and swallow his family. u003cbu003eMorris Dickstein u003c/bu003eis Distinguished Professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a senior fellow of the Center for the Humanities, which he founded. His latest book is a collection of essays, u003ciu003eA Mirror in the Roadway: Literature and the Real Worldu003c/iu003e. He is completing a cultural history of the United States in the 1930s.
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