Arnold Bennett

First published in 1908, The Old Wives' Tale tells the story of the Baines sisters: shy, retiring Constance and defiant, romantic Sophia, over the course of nearly half a century....

In the industrial heart of Victorian England, Anna is dominated by her father and the strict Methodist community. Inheriting a fortune does not free her from subjugation: every direction has an obstacle and Anna must choose between the ambitious Henry Mynors and the sensitive Willie Price.

Mental Efficiency & Other Hints to Men & Women is a sharp, practical, and surprisingly modern work by English novelist and social commentator Arnold Bennett, who turns his attention to a question that still resonates today.

This classic personal time-management book, originally published in 1908, has inspired generations of men and women to live deliberate lives....

In this radical reinterpretation of six brilliant Arnold Bennett novels, it’s the 19th-century Midlands and individuals rise and fall, they age, flourish, and try to keep up as the world around them changes into something unrecognisable, transformed by new technology....

It is 1919 shortly after the termination of the 1st European holocaust....

Set in industrial Staffordshire in the late 19th century, against a strong evangelical background, Anna of the Five Towns tells of the courting of hard businessman Ephraim Tellright's daughter....

With the advent of the modern corporate workplace in the twenty-first century, more and more people are toiling away behind desks, wearily clocking the...

Arnold Bennett's... splendidly comic portrayal of Edward Henry Machin....

1. "The Mysterious Card" by Cleveland Moffett 2. "The Card Unveiled" by Cleveland Moffett 3. "The Problem of the Five Marks" by Melville Davisson Post, and many more....

When American millionaire Theodore Racksole and his 23-year-old daughter Nella stumble upon The Grand Babylon Hotel, an exclusive London establishment, they are so struck by the fascinating building that Theodore decides to purchase it....

A story of small-town intrigue that begins with a large sum of money being entrusted and then mysteriously disappearing. The novel was extremely popular and one...

The Card is the story of Edward Henry (Denry) Machin, who rises from washerwoman's son to the Mayor of Bursley via a mixture of gentle deceit and personal hype....

Arnold Bennett was born in 1867 in Hanley one of the six towns that formed the Potteries that later joined together to become Stoke on Trent; the area in which most of his works are located.

This book contains no useful tips on grammar, style, or plot. Instead, it focuses on the observation and perspective that is needed to be a good writer—on the fact that writing is an expression of the art of living.

Learn to use your most precious commodity—time—to truly live. Arnold Bennett’s classic book, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, has been changing the way people use and consider their time since it was first published in 1910. In the intervening century surprisingly little has changed—we...

A rich collection of diverse and fascinating stories by famous classic authors....

A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Arnold Bennett's tale of love, tyranny and rebellion, 'Anna of the Five Towns'. Brought up in the repressive tradition of Methodism by her miserly father, Anna Tellwright dreams of independence and freedom. On coming of age she learns that she is to inherit a...

In this audiobook, Arnold Bennett offers practical advice on how one might live (as opposed to just existing ) within the confines of 24 hours a day....

Are you really "living", or just existing? Do you want to improve yourself or just continue to muddle through? Do you use the time given you each day, or just throw most of it away? Find out more....