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The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories

By Arnold BennettNarrated by John Roland
Length9h 55m

About this audiobook

The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories consists of twenty-two short stories written by Arnold Bennett, their main setting being the pottery manufacturing towns of the English midlands. Contents: THE MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS MIMI THE SUPREME ILLUSION THE LETTER AND THE LIE THE GLIMPSE JOCK-AT-A-VENTURE THE HEROISM OF THOMAS CHADWICK UNDER THE CLOCK THREE EPISODES IN THE LIFE OF MR COWLISHAW, DENTIST CATCHING THE TRAIN THE WIDOW OF THE BALCONY THE CAT AND CUPID THE FORTUNE-TELLER THE LONG-LOST UNCLE THE TIGHT HAND WHY THE CLOCK STOPPED HOT POTATOES HALF-A-SOVEREIGN THE BLUE SUIT THE TIGER AND THE BABY THE REVOLVER AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 3.7 (169)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, Amazon, StoryGraph
GenreHumor, General Fiction
Length9 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byJohn Roland
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 1, 2019
LanguageEnglish
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