For 10 points, name this author of The Rise of Silas Lapham.
This author described the town of Eriecreek as "mortally dull, narrow, and uncongenial" as the hometown of Kitty who takes up with Arbuton, a personification of Boston, in A Chance Acquaintance. Some consider his character of Squire Gaylord to be modeled on Mark Twain, although probably not the part where he walks out on his wife (*) Marcia, who then finds solace in the arms of Ben Halleck. In addition to the novel about divorce A Modern Instance, he is best known for a work in which Tom Corey falls in love with Penelope, who along with Irene, are heiresses of a paint fortune. For 10 points, name this author of The Rise of Silas Lapham.
This author described the town of Eriecreek as "mortally dull, narrow, and uncongenial" as the hometown of Kitty who takes up with Arbuton, a personification of Boston, in A Chance Acquaintance.
William Dean {Howells}