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. * 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 genresPlease 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.Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The NovelsA MAN FROM THE NORTHTHE GRAND BABYLON HOTELANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNSTHE GATES OF WRATHLEONORAA GREAT MANTERESA OF WATLING STREETSACRED AND PROFANE LOVEHUGOWHOM GOD HATH JOINEDTHE SINEWS OF WARTHE GHOSTTHE CITY OF PLEASURETHE STATUEBURIED ALIVETHE OLD WIVES’ TALETHE GLIMPSEHELEN WITH THE HIGH HANDCLAYHANGERTHE CARDHILDA LESSWAYSTHE REGENTTHE PRICE OF LOVETHESE TWAINTHE LION’S SHARETHE PRETTY LADYTHE ROLL-CALLMR PROHACKLILIANThe Short Story CollectionsTALES OF THE FIVE TOWNSTHE LOOT OF CITIES AND OTHER STORIESTHE GRIM SMILE OF THE FIVE TOWNSTHE MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS, AND OTHER STORIESThe Short StoriesLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERSelected PlaysPOLITE FARCES FOR THE DRAWING-ROOMTHE GREAT ADVENTURETHE TITLEJUDITHSelected Non-FictionJOURNALISM FOR WOMEN: A PRACTICAL GUIDEHOW TO BECOME AN AUTHOR: A PRACTICAL GUIDETHINGS THAT INTERESTED ME. FIRST SERIESTHINGS WHICH INTERESTED ME. SECOND SERIESHOW TO LIVE ON 24 HOURS A DAYTHE HUMAN MACHINETHINGS WHICH INTERESTED ME. THIRD SERIESLITERARY TASTE: HOW TO FORM ITTHE FEAST OF ST. FRIENDTHOSE UNITED STATESTHE PLAIN MAN AND HIS WIFETHE AUTHOR’S CRAFTOVER THERE: WAR SCENES ON THE WESTERN FRONTBOOKS AND PERSONS: BEING COMMENTS ON A PAST EPOCH 1908-11The CriticismTHE NEW NOVEL by Henry JamesCHARACTER IN FICTION by Virginia WoolfMR. BENNETT AND MRS. BROWN by Virginia WoolfLETTER TO ARNOLD BENNETT by Joseph ConradTHE MERCY OF MR. ARNOLD BENNETT by G. K. ChestertonAn Extract from ‘THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER’ by George OrwellThe BiographyARNOLD BENNETT by Frank SwinnertonPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesThe prolific novelist Arnold Bennett created a succession of stories that detailed life in the Staffordshire Potteries, which were to immortalise his beloved “Five Towns" and establish his name as one of the leading realist authors of Edwardian fiction. Now for the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present Bennett’s complete fictional works. This comprehensive eBook is complemented 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 36 novels, with individual contents tables Many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing Includes the extremely rare novelisation of Bennett’s screenplay of the film PICCADILLY, available nowhere else Even includes the author’s unfinished novel DREAM OF DESTINY, appearing here for the first time Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts Excellent formatting of the texts All of the short story collections, including rare collections like THE WOMAN WHO STOLE EVERYTHING, 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 visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles 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 RICEYMAN STEPS LORD RAINGO THE VANGUARD ACCIDENT PICCADILLY: STORY OF THE FILM IMPERIAL PALACE DREAM OF DESTINY 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 ELSIE AND THE CHILD, AND OTHER STORIES THE WOMAN WHO STOLE EVERYTHING, AND OTHER STORIES THE NIGHT VISITOR AND OTHER STORIES VENUS RISING FROM THE SEA 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 WIG
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