Arnold Bennett

In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read.

Set in industrial Staffordshire in the late 19th century, against a strong evangelical background, Anna of the Five Towns tells of the courting of hard businessman Ephraim Tellright's daughter....

First published in 1908, The Old Wives' Tale tells the story of the Baines sisters: shy, retiring Constance and defiant, romantic Sophia, over the course of nearly half a century....

This classic personal time-management book, originally published in 1908, has inspired generations of men and women to live deliberate lives....

In this audiobook, Arnold Bennett offers practical advice on how one might live (as opposed to just existing ) within the confines of 24 hours a day....

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.

Bennett encourages listeners to stop merely following the rote patterns of their lives and leverage their free hours by viewing time as a commodity like money - each of us is allotted exactly 24 hours every day to spend as we see fit. What we make of our lives will ultimately be a result of what we make of that time....

"The Old Wives' Tale" is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines...

The inevitable is understood by each and every one of us who faces the final calling. So too are the effects on those left behind. The memories are there but the empty space, the void can never be refilled. It remains a dark, unreliable pit of loneliness....

When American millionaire Theodore Racksole and his 23-year-old daughter Nella stumble upon The Grand Babylon Hotel, an exclusive London establishment, they are so struck by the fascinating building that Theodore decides to purchase it....

Arnold Bennett was an English writer who wrote both novels and practical self-help books. This book contains nine practical and often humorous essays....

With the advent of the modern corporate workplace in the twenty-first century, more and more people are toiling away behind desks, wearily clocking the standard forty-hour week....

In this radical reinterpretation of six brilliant Arnold Bennett novels, it’s the 19th-century Midlands and individuals rise and fall, they age, flourish, and try to keep up as the world around them changes into something unrecognisable, transformed by new technology....

You will learn how to make the time you need to acquire what you want out of life and what you want to achieve. There is no magic formula, just an explanation of how most people use and waste their time, and Bennett shows you another way of using time to your best advantage....

A spectacular collection of outstanding half-hour short stories...perfect for commuters or bedtime listening....

Arnold Bennett was a British writer. This book motivates and encourages listeners to take control of themselves, be more decisive, and build a strong character. The book was originally titled The Human Machine....

It is 1919 shortly after the termination of the 1st European holocaust....

Our classic authors including Arnold Bennett, James Joyce, Willa Cather, Joseph Conrad, Ivan Turgenev and many others use their pens and stories to demonstrate the many ways this feeling can take a hold of lives and its consequences.

The Card is the story of Edward Henry (Denry) Machin, who rises from washerwoman's son to the Mayor of Bursley via a mixture of gentle deceit and personal hype....

"Hilda Lessways" (1911) by Arnold Bennett is the second book of the Clayhanger trilogy, which paralleled Edwin Clayhanger's story from the point...