Howells, William Dean

Yankee Silas Lapham, a self-made millionaire, attempts to crash Boston's old-guard, aristocratic society.

A text of Howells' novel is followed by commentary, correspondence, and critical essays.

Yankee Silas Lapham, a self-made millionaire, attempts to crash Boston's old-guard, aristocratic society.

Presents the text of William Dean Howells's story about a visitor from a country called Altruria whose way of life sharply differs from that which he encounters in New England and is greeted with sarcasm and disbelief when he attempts to explain his own society built on mutual respect and kindness.