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He knew everyone and went everywhere and saw everything
Inspired by the journals of the Goncourt Brothers, Arnold Bennett began keeping a journal in the mid 1890s and kept it until the late 1920s. If you're interested in events in England and France during that time, you'llfind a treasure trove of observations by one of the great English writersof the time. It would have helped if there had been more footnotes toexplain who various people are, or to fill us in on events of the day, butthat's a minor quibble. ... Read more

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This conclusion to the 4-volume edition of Arnold Bennett's letters forever alters the traditional view of the writer as a staid, cold-blooded businessman.Here is a portrait of unrivallled intimacy--of Bennett as lover, husband, father, brother and uncle.Culled from several thousand surviving letters, much of the correspondence is printed in full for the first time, and many letters have never before been published. ... Read more

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A critical study of the novels and a psychological study of the man, by a world-famous French scholar in the field of English literature. Discusses in detail the sources of "The Old Wives' Tale" and "Clayhanger," considered to be two of Bennett's finest novels, and his use of the English midlands, where he was born as, their setting of his novels.

THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED BY:Books for College Libraries; Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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In the second volume of the trilogy, events in Clayhanger are retold from the perspective of Hilda Lessways, who is embarking upon a relationship with George Cannon, a charismatic entrepreneur, whose success has taken him from the Five Towns to Brighton. A disastrous bigamous marriage and pregnancy result. Finally, however, she is reconciled with Edwin Clayhanger and one of Bennett's most living heroines must face up to her conflicting emotions, and the reality of her hopes and tragedies. ... Read more

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This volume was published in 1917.

In this novel you will come to know two very different sisters, Contance and Sophie Baines.It follows their lives from their youth and working in their mother's draper's shop to their old age.One sister stays in the English town where she marries and the other chooses to follow her adventurous spirit and runs off to Paris with her new husband.Life brings them different hardshipsand you'll discover what circumstances finally bring them together in their old age.

This novel is generally regarded as one of Mr. Bennett's finest works. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1901.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This highly readable novel revolves around a train crash, whilst also dealing with divisions and tensions in society in the inter-war years. Bennett began writing the novel in 1926, the year of the general strike, but far from being pessimistic about eventual outcomes, he ends on an optimistic note and a belief in a bright future once the current dificulties are given a true perspective. ... Read more