BOOKS by Arnold Bennett

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1	Old Wives Tale more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist The story of two sisters--conventional Constance, who marries one of her father's shopkeepers, and Sophia, who elopes to Paris with her scoundrelly lover. This entertaining and probing tale of English provincial life is Arnold Bennett's English equivalent of the realistic French novel as written by Balzac, Flaubert, and Zola. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Clayhanger more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist This tale of a boy growing to manhood in the late 19th century is set in the "Five Towns" in Staffordshire. It is the first in a trilogy revealing the interestingness of an apparently ordinary man, Edwin Clayhanger. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Anna of the Five Towns more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist The first of Arnold Bennett's novels set in the Five Towns, this novel about a young woman and her father grapples with his dual fascination with the Puritan work ethic and with the opulent life of the rich. Bennett called it "a sermon against parental tyranny." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Grand Babylon Hotel: 2a Fantasia on Modern Themes more books like this by Arnold Bennett, Frank Swinnerton (Introduction by) add to wishlist Focusing on Theodore Racksole's discovery of the world inside the luxury hotel he purchased on a whim, this book records the mysterious comings and goings of the eccentric aristocrats, stealthy conspirators and great nobles. The author wrote "The Card", "The Old Wives' Tale" and "The Roll Call". see all copies from $1.99!
5	Hilda Lessways more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist This second volume in the Clayhanger series is about the spirited and independent woman who will eventually marry Edwin Clayhanger. Hilda describes her life before her marriage as an adventurous young woman who leaves her home and family to follow an entrepreneur in his career. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.17! \| first editions \| SVS
6	How to Live on 24 Hours a Day more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist This classic personal time-management book originally published in 1908 has inspired generations of men and women to live deliberate lives. Not just another collection of timesaving tips, this book is more of a challenge to leave behind mundane everyday concerns, focus on pursuing one's true desires, and live the fullest possible life. Reflection, ... see all copies from $4.79! new only from $4.79! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Journal of Arnold Bennett more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist Bennett kept a journal from 1896 until his death, a unique document that provides a vivid picture of Bennett's personality, attitudes, and working habits. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.87! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Riceyman Steps more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist Introduction by Anita Miller. The powerful story, set in London in the 1920s, of Henry Earlforward, a miserly book dealer, and the consequences of his decision to marry Violet Arb, who owns the confectionery shop across the square. Contains much sexual symbolism and is a complete departure from Bennett's Five Towns work. see all copies from $2.20! new only from $18.34! \| first editions
9	Letters of Arnold Bennett more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist see all copies from $14.07! first editions
10	The Card: A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist A novel about a rogue whose bad deeds turn to gold. The hero is based on one of Arnold Bennett's fellow townsmen in the town of Hanley. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.72! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Lord Raingo more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist And the war won and all! That's the grateful public, that is. It's all along of calling up these men of forty-six, seven, eight, nine, and fifty. Fathers of families, Mainstays of commerce. Little shopkeepers. Yes, and some of 'em grandfathers. Can you beat conscripted grandfathers? That's how they look at it up in the constituencies. What do ye ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $15.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	These Twain more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist In the fourth volume of Bennett's Clayhanger series, Hilda and Edwin are married and living in Bursley--back in the Five Towns--with Hilda's son from her liaison with a former lover. Their relationship is threatened by the stresses of their life together as well as by issues from the past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Friendship and Happiness more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a British novelist. He was born in a modest house in Hanley in the Potteries district of Staffordshire. At age 21 he went to London as a solicitor's clerk. He won a literary competition in Tit Bits magazine in 1889 and was encouraged to take up journalism full time. From 1900 he devoted himself full time to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.92! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Accident more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Wisdom of William H. Danforth, James Allen & Arnold Bennett- Including: I Dare You!, as a Man Thinketh & How to Live on 24 Hours a Day more books like this by William H Danforth, James Allen, pro, Arnold Bennett add to wishlist This three-in-one contains "I Dare You!" by William Danforth, "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day" by Arnold Bennett, and "As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen. see all copies from $6.09! new only from $6.09! \| SVS
16 view cover	How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist You have to live on this twenty-four hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the evolution of your immortal soul. Its right use, its most effective use, is a matter of the highest urgency and of the most thrilling actuality. All depends on that. Your happiness-the elusive prize that you are ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $4.79! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Mental Efficiency (Dodo Press) by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a British novelist. He was born in a modest house in Hanley in the Potteries district of Staffordshire. At age 21 he went to London as a solicitor's clerk. He won a literary competition in Tit Bits magazine in 1889 and was encouraged to take up journalism full time. From 1900 he devoted himself full time to ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $9.11! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Imperial palace more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist Then you must know a lot about our business, said Miss Maclaren, at the close of the talk. "I wish I'd known this morning. I shouldn't have been so nervous for you. Mr. Cousin or Mr. Orcham might have told me, I think." The head-housekeeper's respect for her subordinate had increased as much as the intimacy. After all there was a glamour about ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.96! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Ghost: A Fantasia on Modern Themes more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist First published in 1907, "The Ghost" was the first of the many 'fantasias on modern times' written by Arnold Bennett. These illustrated his ability to produce not only realistic novels, perfected in his portrayals of provincial English life set in the Staffordshire scenery of his childhood, but also more 'sensational' stories, written after his ... see all copies from $4.61! new only from $6.79! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Judith, a Play in Three Acts: Founded on the Apocryphal Book of "Judith" more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist JUDITH A PLAY IN THREE ACTS Founded on the apocryphal book of Judith -- NOTE This play was presented for the first time at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, on Monday, April 7th, I 9 I 9, with the following cast Judith - - - Haggith - g - Rahel - - - Ozias - Holofernes - - - Bagoas Achior - - g - - Chabris - - - Charmis - - - Ingur m - - ... see all copies from $19.30! new only from $28.59! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Old Wives' Tales more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist "Every stout, ageing woman is not grotesque -- far from it! -- but there is an extreme pathos in the mere fact that that every stout ageing woman was once a young girl with the unique charm of youth in her form and her movements and in her mind. And the fact that the change from the young girl to the stout ageing woman is made up of an infinite ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Anna of the Five Towns more books like this by Harold Bennett, Arnold Bennett add to wishlist Set in the late Victorian period, this novel is perceptive novel of provincial life in the Staffordshire potteries. It provides a sympathetic account of the dismal, harsh and occasionally squalid lives of the characters in such a way that they appear interesting. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: With the Human Machine more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist The most famous of the author's "Pocket Philosophies" and one of the first self-help books, this classic of personal time management has inspired generations. Readers are challenged to leave behind mundane concerns and focus on pursuing their true desires. "Straightforward, vigorous, pungent." -- "The New York Times." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.55!
24 view cover	Buried alive more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist A great painter assumes the role of his valet in this novel, which eventually became the enormously successful play, THE GREAT ADVENTURE, as well as--in 1915--a successful film. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Mr. Prohack more books like this by Arnold Bennett add to wishlist Bennett's last collaboration with Edward Knoblock was a successful adaptation of Bennett's novel of the same name. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.48! \| first editions \| SVS

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