| Front | Arnold Bennett |
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| Back | 1867-1931 novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist his early novel, a man from the north 1898, highly autobiographical his mentors were mostly French his first major achievement , Anna of the five towns 1902 was set in the potteries of his boyhood the grand Babylon hotel 1902, a comedy thriller about the problems of a millionaire his greatest achievement came with the old wives' tale 1908 and clayhanger 1910 his greatest success came with Milestone 1912, written in collaboration with Edward knoblock. Lord Raingo 1926 reflects his knowledge of powerful men like Lord Baverbook, and this work is a highly political novel as a novelist his reputation was enhanced by Riceyman Steps 1923 in which he again considered the lives of ordinary and undistinguished people, the subject for which he is chiefly remembered Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as the theatre, journalism, propaganda and films. |
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