The Roll-Call (Unabridged) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Edwardian Coming-of-Age Saga of Ambition, Inheritance, Love, and War in Early Twentieth-Century EnglandBy Arnold Bennett
Length14h 6m
About this audiobook
The Roll-Call (Unabridged) extends Arnold Bennett's great Clayhanger sequence into the troubled modernity of the First World War, following George Cannon as he moves through artistic ambition, professional formation, love, and military obligation. Bennett's prose is characteristically exact: patient in its social observation, alert to money, class, interiors, habits, and the moral pressure of ordinary decisions. In literary context, the novel stands between Victorian realism and modern psychological fiction, preserving the panoramic solidity of the nineteenth-century novel while registering the dislocations of a new century. Arnold Bennett, born in 1867 in Hanley, Staffordshire, drew deeply on the industrial Potteries he renamed the "Five Towns," transforming provincial experience into a major fictional world. His early work as a solicitor's clerk, journalist, critic, and professional man of letters sharpened his eye for institutions, careers, and social performance. By the time he wrote The Roll-Call, Bennett had become a master anatomist of middle-class aspiration, and wartime England gave him a powerful setting for testing individual will against history. This novel is recommended to readers who value richly furnished realism, generational storytelling, and fiction attentive to the intersection of private desire and public crisis. It is especially rewarding for admirers of Bennett's Clayhanger novels and for anyone interested in how Edwardian fiction confronted the upheaval of war.
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.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (171)
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length14 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 10, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Roll-Call (Unabridged) (Annotated)
12CHAPTER VII
2Introduction
13CHAPTER VIII
3Synopsis
14CHAPTER IX
4Historical Context
15PART II
5PART I
16CHAPTER I
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6CHAPTER I
17CHAPTER II
7CHAPTER II
18CHAPTER III
8CHAPTER III
19Analysis
9CHAPTER IV
20Reflection
10CHAPTER V
21Memorable Quotes
11CHAPTER VI
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