The Complete Works of Arnold Bennett (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Old Wives' Tale, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, Riceyman Steps, Mental Efficiency and Other Hints to Men and Women, The Human Machine, Anna of the Five TownsBy Arnold Bennett
Length439h 42m
About this audiobook
The Complete Works of Arnold Bennett gathers the fiction, essays, and critical prose of one of Edwardian England's most industrious and exacting observers. From the Five Towns novels to works of urban ambition and psychological realism, Bennett's writing combines documentary precision with a humane interest in ordinary lives shaped by commerce, class, habit, and desire. His style—lucid, disciplined, and richly observant—belongs to the realist tradition while also registering the pressures of modernity that would preoccupy later twentieth-century writers. Arnold Bennett (1867–1931), born in Hanley, Staffordshire, drew deeply on the industrial Potteries of his youth, transforming their provincial routines into a literary landscape of remarkable density. His career as journalist, editor, novelist, dramatist, and public intellectual gave him a wide command of contemporary manners and institutions. Bennett's practical temperament, cosmopolitan years in London and Paris, and belief in literary craftsmanship all inform the breadth and durability of this collected work. This volume is recommended to readers seeking a comprehensive encounter with a major realist whose reputation deserves renewed attention. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find in Bennett a subtle chronicler of ambition, domestic life, and social change.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Includes Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics
Length439 hrs 42 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 25, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works of Arnold Bennett (Annotated)
26Chapter XX
2Introduction
27Chapter XXI
3Historical Context
28Chapter XXII
4Synopsis (Selection)
29Chapter XXIII
5Novels
30Chapter XXIV
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6A Man from the North
31Chapter XXV
7Chapter I
32Chapter XXVI
8Chapter II
33Chapter XXVII
9Chapter III
34Chapter XXVIII
10Chapter IV
35Chapter XXIX
11Chapter V
36Chapter XXX
12Chapter VI
37Chapter XXXI
13Chapter VII
38Chapter XXXII
14Chapter VIII
39The Grand Babylon Hotel
15Chapter IX
40Chapter I. The Millionaire and the Waiter
16Chapter X
41Chapter II. How Mr Racksole Obtained His Dinner
17Chapter XI
42Chapter III. At Three A.M.
18Chapter XII
43Chapter IV. Entrance of the Prince
19Chapter XIII
44Chapter V. What Occurred to Reginald Dimmock
20Chapter XIV
45Chapter VI. In the Gold Room
21Chapter XV
46Chapter VII. Nella and the Prince
22Chapter XVI
47Chapter VIII. Arrival and Departure of the Baroness
23Chapter XVII
48Chapter IX. Two Women and the Revolver
24Chapter XVIII
49Chapter X. At Sea
25Chapter XIX
50Chapter XI. The Court Pawnbroker
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