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    Tales of the Five Towns (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

    By Arnold Bennett

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    Published in 1905, Tales of the Five Towns collects a dozen stories, divided into two sections: “At Home” and “Abroad.”  The eight “At Home” tales take place in Bennett’s beloved Five Towns, a location based on the Potteries district of Staffordshire, where he spent his early years.  “Abroad” contains four stories which, though taking place in London, still have characters connected with the Potteries. All of the tales depict the industrial and social conditions of Victorian England, often with sympathy and humor.    

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarnes & Noble
    Release dateDec 19, 2011
    ISBN9781411463677
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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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      Very enjoyable. Bennett has a great facility for creating an intriguing story from the most mundane of circumstances, and his characters always seem immensely plausible.This selection of stories from his famous Five Towns captures a little bit of everything -lovelorn suicides are mixed in with hilarious portrayals of greatness stooping to folly, as when the Deputy Mayor drives a flock of geese home through the streets of the Five Towns.I am really pleased to have discovered the pleasures of Arnold Bennett, but just wish i had started reading him far earlier.