Silas Lapham

Silas Lapham, fictional character, the self-made protagonist of William Dean Howells’s novel The Rise of Silas Lapham (1885).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.

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Article Title: Silas Lapham

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 27 February 2022

Access Date: April 20, 2025