# Bartley Hubbard — The Rise of Silas Lapham character guide

> Bartley Hubbard in The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bartley

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A journalist who interviews Silas Lapham at the novel's opening and later reappears.

## Relationships

### [Silas Lapham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rise_of_silas_lapham_se/characters/silas_lapham)

_professional_

Bartley is a journalist who interviews Silas for a newspaper article, representing the public eye.

### [Silas Lapham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rise_of_silas_lapham_se/characters/silas_lapham)

_professional_

Bartley is a journalist who interviews Silas for a newspaper article, representing the public eye.

### [Silas Lapham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rise_of_silas_lapham_se/characters/silas_lapham)

_professional_

Bartley is a journalist who interviews Silas for a newspaper article, representing the public eye.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rise_of_silas_lapham_se/chapters/i)

The journalist conducting the interview for the 'Solid Men of Boston' series.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rise_of_silas_lapham_se/chapters/ii)

Dropped off by Lapham at the Events building at the start of the chapter.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rise_of_silas_lapham_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned briefly as being dropped off at the Events office by Lapham before the encounter with Rogers.

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