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Arnold Bennett

The contents of this book have been chosen from a series of weekly articles which enlivened the New Age during the years 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911, under the pseudonym "Jacob Tonson." The man respons..

Anna of the Five Towns

Arnold Bennett

Anna of the Five Towns is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1902 and one of his best-known works.The plot centres on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial fath..

The Human Machine

Arnold Bennett

The Human Machine is a book on etiquette written by Arnold Bennett, an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as the theatre, journalism, propagan..

Judith, a Play in Three Acts

Arnold Bennett

Judith is a religious drama in three acts written by Enoch Arnold Bennett, an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as the theatre, journalism, p..

The Author's Craft

Arnold Bennett

The Author's Craft is a collection of criticism on popular novels and short stories by Enoch Arnold Bennett was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fiel..

The Grim Smile of the Five Towns

Arnold Bennett

In the Five Towns the following history is related by those who know it as something side-splittingly funny—as one of the best jokes that ever occurred in a district devoted to jokes. And I, too, have..

The Arnold Bennett Calendar

Arnold Bennett

Enoch Arnold Bennett was born at Hanley-in-the-Potteries (one of the “Five Towns” frequently appearing in his writings) on 27th May 1867. He was educated at the endowed Middle School, Newcastle-under-..

The Truth About an Author

Arnold Bennett

Sometime in the last century I was for several years one of the most regular contributors to "The Academy," under the editorship of Mr. Lewis Hind and the ownership of Mr. Morgan Richards. Mr. An..