How to Live (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Series: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, Mental Efficiency, The Human Machine & Self and Self-ManagementBy Arnold Bennett
Length6h 6m
About this audiobook
In How to Live, Arnold Bennett turns the practical conduct of everyday existence into a subject for lucid, disciplined reflection. Written in the brisk, persuasive prose that made his essays and manuals widely admired, the book belongs to the early twentieth-century tradition of secular self-culture: it counsels attention, economy of time, mental order, and deliberate self-improvement without lapsing into abstraction. Bennett's style is characteristically direct, humane, and aphoristic, combining moral seriousness with an observant novelist's eye for ordinary habits. Bennett, born in Staffordshire in 1867 and later famous for his "Five Towns" novels, was both a literary artist and a professional man of letters deeply engaged with modern urban life. His own career—from clerkship to journalism, fiction, criticism, and public commentary—gave him intimate knowledge of ambition, routine, fatigue, and the struggle to preserve intellectual vitality amid workaday pressures. These experiences inform the book's practical wisdom and democratic tone. Readers interested in classic self-improvement, literary essays, or the history of modern advice literature will find How to Live unusually rewarding. It is a concise but searching guide for anyone wishing to live more consciously, cultivate the mind, and recover purpose within the demands of daily life.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help
Length6 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 25, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1How to Live (Annotated)
20I. Mental Efficiency
2Introduction
21II. Expressing One's Individuality
3Historical Context
22III. Breaking with the Past
4Synopsis (Selection)
23IV. Settling Down in Life
5How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
24V. Marriage
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6Preface to This Edition
25VI. Books
7I. The Daily Miracle
26VII. Success
8II. The Desire to Exceed One's Programme
27VIII. The Petty Artificialities
9III. Precautions Before Beginning
28IX. The Secret of Content
10IV. The Cause of the Troubles
29Self and Self-Management
11V. Tennis and the Immortal Soul
30Running Away From Life
12VI. Remember Human Nature
31Some Axioms About War-Work
13VII. Controlling the Mind
32The Diary Habit
14VIII. The Reflective Mood
33A Dangerous Lecture to a Young Woman
15IX. Interest in the Arts
34The Complete Fusser
16X. Nothing in Life is Humdrum
35The Meaning of Frocks
17XI. Serious Reading
36Analysis
18XII. Dangers to Avoid
37Reflection
19Mental Efficiency
38Memorable Quotes
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