The 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
* 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
