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    The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
    The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
    The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
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    The Grim Smile of the Five Towns

    By Arnold Bennett

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
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    Arnold Bennett

    Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) was an English novelist renowned as a prolific writer throughout his entire career. The most financially successful author of his day, he lent his talents to numerous short stories, plays, newspaper articles, novels, and a daily journal totaling more than one million words.

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      immensely readable short stories with a twist. I loved the four linked stories of the acquisitive Vera, always overspending her allowance and trying to find a solution. Also the tale of poor Horace, who feels himself to blame for his stepbrother's alleged illness, so that he is forever over compensating and being taken advantage of. Not forgetting 'the burglary' in which local dignitary Sir Jehoshaphat, having been awarded an extremely unflattering portrait of himself arranges to have it stolen...very enjoyable

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