ILLUSTRATED I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII. THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM by William Dean Howells CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII ITALIAN JOURNEYS By W.D. Howells 1867 and 1895 CONTENTS THE ROAD TO ROME FROM VENICE. I.—LEAVING VENICE. II.—FROM PADUA TO FERRARA. III.—THE PICTURESQUE, THE IMPROBABLE, AND THE PATHETIC IN FERRARA. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. IV.—THROUGH BOLOGNA TO GENOA. V.—UP AND DOWN GENOA. VI.—BY SEA FROM GENOA TO NAPLES. VII.—CERTAIN THINGS IN NAPLES. VIII.—A DAY IN POMPEII. IX.—A HALF-HOUR AT HERCULANEUM. X.—CAPRI AND CAPRIOTES. XI.—THE PROTESTANT RAGGED SCHOOLS AT NAPLES. XII.—BETWEEN ROME AND NAPLES. XIII.—ROMAN PEARLS. FORZA MAGGIORE. AT PADUA A PILGRIMAGE TO PETRARCH'S HOUSE AT ARQUÀ. A VISIT TO THE CIMBRI. MINOR TRAVELS. I.—PISA. II.—THE FERRARA ROAD. III.—TRIESTE. IV.—BASSANO. V.—POSSAGNO, CANOVA'S BIRTHPLACE. VI.—COMO. STOPPING AT VICENZA, VERONA, AND PARMA. DUCAL MANTUA. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Entire PG Edition of William Dean Howells, by William Dean Howells