
Length21h 7m
About this audiobook
This carefully crafted ebook: "Clayhanger (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This ebook is a series of novels by Arnold Bennett, published between 1910 and 1918. Though the series is commonly referred to as a "trilogy", it actually consists of four books; the first three novels were released in one single volume as The Clayhanger Family in 1925. Edwin Clayhanger is the central figure in this portrayal of Victorian lower-middle-class society. As a shy young man, Edwin is bullied by his father, Darius, but he succeeds in developing his interests in spite of a restrictive environment. One of Edwin's interests is Hilda Lessways, a young woman from Staffordshire. Hilda proves to be independent and enigmatic, while Edwin proves that there are many ways to view love. Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867—1931), British novelist, playwright, critic, and essayist whose major works form an important link between the English novel and the mainstream of European realism. He also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Romance
Length21 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 10, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Book i: His Vocation.
37Chapter Eighteen: Curiosity.
2Chapter One: The Last of a Schoolboy.
38Chapter Nineteen: A Catastrophe.
3Chapter Two: The Flame.
39Chapter Twenty: The Man.
4Chapter Three: Entry into the World.
40Chapter Twenty One: The Marriage.
5Chapter Four: The Child-man.
41Book iii: His Freedom.
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6Chapter Five: Mr. Shushions’s Tear Explained.
42Chapter One: After a Funeral.
7Chapter Six: In the House.
43Chapter Two: The Conclave.
8Chapter Seven: Auntie Hamps.
44Chapter Three: The Name.
9Chapter Eight: In the Shop.
45Chapter Four: The Victim of Sympathy.
10Chapter Nine: The Town.
46Chapter Five: The Slave’s Fear.
11Chapter Ten: Free and Easy.
47Chapter Six: Keys and Cheques.
12Chapter Eleven: Son and Father.
48Chapter Seven: Laid Aside.
13Chapter Twelve: Machinery.
49Chapter Eight: A Change of Mind.
14Chapter Thirteen: One Result of Courage.
50Chapter Nine: The Ox.
15Chapter Fourteen: The Architect.
51Chapter Ten: Mrs. Hamps as a Young Man.
16Chapter Fifteen: A Decision.
52Chapter Eleven: An Hour.
17Chapter Sixteen: The Letter.
53Chapter Twelve: Revenge.
18Chapter Seventeen: End of a Struggle.
54Chapter Thirteen: The Journey Upstairs.
19Book ii: His Love.
55Chapter Fourteen: The Watch.
20Chapter One: The Visit.
56Chapter Fifteen: The Banquet.
21Chapter Two: Father and Son After Seven Years.
57Chapter Sixteen: After the Banquet.
22Chapter Three: The New House.
58Chapter Seventeen: The Chain Broken.
23Chapter Four: The Two Gardens.
59Book iv: His Start In Life.
24Chapter Five: Clothes.
60Chapter One: The Birthday Visit.
25Chapter Six: Janet Loses Her Bet.
61Chapter Two: Janet’s Nephew.
26Chapter Seven: Lane End House.
62Chapter Three: Adventure.
27Chapter Eight: The Family Supper.
63Chapter Four: In Preston Street.
28Chapter Nine: In the Porch.
64Chapter Five: The Bully.
29Chapter Ten: The Centenary.
65Chapter Six: The Rendezvous.
30Chapter Eleven: The Bottom of the Square.
66Chapter Seven: The Wall.
31Chapter Twelve: The Top of the Square.
67Chapter Eight: The Friendship.
32Chapter Thirteen: The Oldest Sunday-school Teacher.
68Chapter Nine: The Arrivals.
33Chapter Fourteen: Money.
69Chapter Ten: George and the Vicar.
34Chapter Fifteen: The Insult.
70Chapter Eleven: Beginning of the Night.
35Chapter Sixteen: The Sequel.
71Chapter Twelve: End of the Night.
36Chapter Seventeen: Challenge and Response.
72Chapter Thirteen: Her Heart.