In this novel, the protagonist's elder daughter Penelope discovers that she is the love of Tom Corey.
One character in this novel jokes that the romance novel Tears, Idle Tears would be better titled as Slop, Silly Slop. Another character in this novel is mistaken for an Italian journalist by Walker, who suspects that the protagonist's typist is his mistress. During the Civil War, Jim Millon takes a bullet for the protagonist of this novel, who in return employs Millon's daughter Zerrilla Dewey. In this novel, Minister Sewell tells (*) Persis that her daughter is too romantic. After he forgets to put out a fireplace, this novel's protagonist's dream home on Beacon Street burns down. In this novel, the protagonist's elder daughter Penelope discovers that she is the love of Tom Corey. For 10 points, name this realist novel about the titular paint mogul, written by William Dean Howells.
One character in this novel jokes that the romance novel Tears, Idle Tears would be better titled as Slop, Silly Slop.
The Rise of Silas Lapham ("LAP-um")