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The article offers the author's view on the essay "The Aesthetic Economy of the Rise of Silas Lapham," by Neil Browne. It mentions that Browne's essay maintains the most crucial elements of the book that shapes its overall aesthetic design. It notes that Browne's essay offers a clever and complete reading of the novel that focuses on its mundane material forms. The author adds that the least convincing part of Browne's essay is the logic of the broader aesthetic generalization that he advances. Moreover, an analysis on one of the passages in the novel is offered.

The article underlines guilt by dissociation or the merciless quality of William Dean Howell's novel "The Quality of Mercy." The author noted that an electronic search of the MLA Bibliography produced little information on this novel, and if ever there are, they can only be found between the covers of some notable books. The author regarded this book as an interesting guide for students who are studying the interplay of psychology and narrative. A discussion of the plots and characters of the novel is presented.