Collected Works of Arnold Bennett (Delphi Classics)

The prolific novelist Arnold Bennett created a succession of stories that detailed life in the Staffordshire Potteries, which were to immortalize his beloved “Five Towns" and establish his name as one of the leading realist authors of early Twentieth Century fiction. This comprehensive eBook presents the most complete edition of Bennett’s fictional works possible in the United States, with numerous illustrations, many rare novels, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bennett's life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 29 novels published before 1923, with individual contents tables
* Many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Includes the rare first novel THE MAN FROM THE NORTH
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Four short story collections, including rare collections like THE LOOT OF CITIES, available nowhere else
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Includes a generous range of Bennett's plays and non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s diverse oeuvre
* Even includes the engaging HOW TO BECOME AN AUTHOR, available in no other digital edition
* Special criticism section, with seminal essays by authors such as Henry James, Virginia Woolf and George Orwell, evaluating Bennett’s contribution to literature
* Features a bonus biography - discover Bennett's literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

Please note: to comply with US copyright restrictions, seven late novels and four short story collections cannot appear in this edition. Once new texts enter the US public domain, they will be added as a free update.

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CONTENTS:

The Novels
A MAN FROM THE NORTH
THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL
ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS
THE GATES OF WRATH
LEONORA
A GREAT MAN
TERESA OF WATLING STREET
SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE
HUGO
WHOM GOD HATH JOINED
THE SINEWS OF WAR
THE GHOST
THE CITY OF PLEASURE
THE STATUE
BURIED ALIVE
THE OLD WIVES’ TALE
THE GLIMPSE
HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND
CLAYHANGER
THE CARD
HILDA LESSWAYS
THE REGENT
THE PRICE OF LOVE
THESE TWAIN
THE LION’S SHARE
THE PRETTY LADY
THE ROLL-CALL
MR PROHACK
LILIAN

The Short Story Collections
TALES OF THE FIVE TOWNS
THE LOOT OF CITIES AND OTHER STORIES
THE GRIM SMILE OF THE FIVE TOWNS
THE MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS, AND OTHER STORIES

The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Selected Plays
POLITE FARCES FOR THE DRAWING-ROOM
THE GREAT ADVENTURE
THE TITLE
JUDITH

Selected Non-Fiction
JOURNALISM FOR WOMEN: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
HOW TO BECOME AN AUTHOR: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
THINGS THAT INTERESTED ME. FIRST SERIES
THINGS WHICH INTERESTED ME. SECOND SERIES
HOW TO LIVE ON 24 HOURS A DAY
THE HUMAN MACHINE
THINGS WHICH INTERESTED ME. THIRD SERIES
LITERARY TASTE: HOW TO FORM IT
THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND
THOSE UNITED STATES
THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS WIFE
THE AUTHOR’S CRAFT
OVER THERE: WAR SCENES ON THE WESTERN FRONT
BOOKS AND PERSONS: BEING COMMENTS ON A PAST EPOCH 1908-11

The Criticism
THE NEW NOVEL by Henry James
CHARACTER IN FICTION by Virginia Woolf
MR. BENNETT AND MRS. BROWN by Virginia Woolf
LETTER TO ARNOLD BENNETT by Joseph Conrad
THE MERCY OF MR. ARNOLD BENNETT by G. K. Chesterton
An Extract from ‘THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER’ by George Orwell

The Biography
ARNOLD BENNETT by Frank Swinnerton

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