William Dean Howells

This novel from popular nineteenth-century American author William Dean Howells features a visitor from a mysterious distant island known as Altruria. The contrast between the utopian island community and conditions in 1890s America provides remarkable insight into the social and cultural issues facing the country then — and now. A must-read for fans of utopian fantasy and science fiction. As part of our mission to publish great works of

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Silas Lapham attempts to break into Boston society in spite of his lack of formal education.

Contains three novels by nineteenth-century American author William Dean Howells in which he merges social commentary and comedy in his examination of the contrasts in life.