# Miss Kingsbury — The Rise of Silas Lapham character guide

> Miss Kingsbury in The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A wealthy Boston spinster who hosts social events and befriends the Laphams.

## In the story

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rise_of_silas_lapham_se/chapters/xiv)

Engages in conversation about charity and novels; defends the novel 'Tears, Idle Tears'.

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