Produced by David Widger
INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF
ARNOLD BENNETT
Compiled by David Widger
CONTENTS
## THESE TWAIN
## DENRY THE AUDACIOUS
## THE OLD ADAM
## LILIAN
## HOW TO LIVE ON 24 HOURS A DAY
## THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL
## LITERARY TASTE
## THE GRIM SMILE OF THE FIVE TOWNS
## THE OLD WIVES' TALE
## JOURNALISM FOR WOMEN
## HILDA LESSWAYS
## A TALE OF THESE DAYS
## SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE
## OVER THERE
## THE REGENT
## THE ROLL-CALL
## THE PRETTY LADY
THE TITLE
## THE AUTHOR'S CRAFT
## MR. PROHACK
## HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND
JUDITH
## THE HUMAN MACHINE
## THE PRICE OF LOVE
## THE CARD
## MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS, et al
## TALES OF THE FIVE TOWNS
## THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS WIFE
## LEONORA
## LITERARY TASTE HOW TO FORM IT
THE GREAT ADVENTURE
## THE LION'S SHARE
## THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND
## YOUR UNITED STATES
## HUGO
## BOOKS AND PERSONS
## THE GHOST
CLAYHANGER
## MENTAL EFFICIENCY
## A GREAT MAN
## ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS
THE HONEYMOON
A MAN FROM THE NORTH
## THE LOG OF THE VELSA
## TERESA OF WATLING STREET
## THE CITY OF PLEASURE
## PARIS NIGHTS
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
THESE TWAIN
BY ARNOLD BENNETT
1915
CONTENTS
BOOK I
THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE
CHAPTER
THE HOUSE
HILDA ON THE STAIRS
ATTACK AND REPULSE
THE WORD
TERTIUS INGPEN
HUSBAND AND WIFE
THE TRUCE
THE FAMILY AT HOME
THE WEEK-END
THE ORGREAVE CALAMITY
BOOK II
THE PAST
LITHOGRAPHY
DARTMOOR
THE DEPARTURE
TAVY MANSION
THE PRISON
THE GHOST
BOOK III
EQUILIBRIUM
GEORGE'S EYES
AUNTIE HAMPS SENTENCED
DEATH AND BURIAL
THE DISCOVERY
THE DEEDS OF DENRY THE AUDACIOUS
By Arnold Bennett
1910
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
The Dance
The Widow Hullins's House
The Pantechnicon
Wrecking of a Life
The Mercantile Marine
His Burglary
The Rescuer of Dames
Raising a Wigwam
The Great Newspaper War
His Infamy
In the Alps
The Supreme Honour
THE OLD ADAM
A STORY OF ADVENTURE
By Arnold Bennett
1913
CONTENTS
PART I
CHAPTER
Dog-Bite
The Bank-Note
Wilkins's
Entry Into The Theatrical World
Mr. Sachs Talks
Lord Woldo And Lady Woldo
PART II
Corner-stone
Dealing with Elsie
The First Night
Isabel
LILIAN
By Arnold Bennett
1922
CONTENTS.
PART I
The Girl Alone
Early Years
Advice to the Young Beauty
The Clubman
The Devotee
The Telephone
PART II
The Suicide
The Malady
Shut
The Vizier
The Martyr
The Invitation
The Avowal
Philosophy of the Grey-Haired
PART III
In the Hotel
The Big Yacht
The Casino
Chemin de fer
In the Hills
The Benefactress
The Doctor
Marriage
The Widow
The Wreath
PART IV
The Return
Miss Grig
The Lieutenant
The New Employer
Layette
HOW TO LIVE ON TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY
by
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
PREFACE
I THE DAILY MIRACLE
II THE DESIRE TO EXCEED ONE'S PROGRAMME
III PRECAUTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING
IV THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
V TENNIS AND THE IMMORTAL SOUL
VI REMEMBER HUMAN NATURE
VII CONTROLLING THE MIND
VIII THE REFLECTIVE MOOD
IX INTEREST IN THE ARTS
X NOTHING IN LIFE IS HUMDRUM
XI SERIOUS READING
XII DANGERS TO AVOID
THE GRAND BABYLON HÔTEL
By Arnold Bennett
T. Racksole & Daughter
CONTENTS
Chapter One. THE MILLIONAIRE AND THE WAITER
Chapter Two. HOW MR RACKSOLE OBTAINED HIS DINNER
Chapter Three. AT THREE A.M.
Chapter Four. ENTRANCE OF THE PRINCE
Chapter Five. WHAT OCCURRED TO REGINALD DIMMOCK
Chapter Six. IN THE GOLD ROOM
Chapter Seven. NELLA AND THE PRINCE
Chapter Eight. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE BARONESS
Chapter Nine. TWO WOMEN AND THE REVOLVER
Chapter Ten. AT SEA
Chapter Eleven. THE COURT PAWNBROKER
Chapter Twelve. ROCCO AND ROOM NO. 111
Chapter Thirteen. IN THE STATE BEDROOM
Chapter Fourteen. ROCCO ANSWERS SOME QUESTIONS
Chapter Fifteen. END OF THE YACHT ADVENTURE
Chapter Sixteen. THE WOMAN WITH THE RED HAT
Chapter Seventeen. THE RELEASE OF PRINCE EUGEN
Chapter Eighteen. IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Chapter Nineteen. ROYALTY AT THE GRAND BABYLON
Chapter Twenty. MR SAMPSON LEVI BIDS PRINCE EUGEN GOOD MORNING
Chapter Twenty-One. THE RETURN OF FÉLIX BABYLON
Chapter Twenty-Two. IN THE WINE CELLARS OF THE GRAND BABYLON
Chapter Twenty-Three. FURTHER EVENTS IN THE CELLAR
Chapter Twenty-Four. THE BOTTLE OF WINE
Chapter Twenty-Five. THE STEAM LAUNCH
Chapter Twenty-Six. THE NIGHT CHASE AND THE MUDLARK
Chapter Twenty-Seven. THE CONFESSION OF MR TOM JACKSON
Chapter Twenty-Eight. THE STATE BEDROOM ONCE MORE
Chapter Twenty-Nine. THEODORE IS CALLED TO THE RESCUE
Chapter Thirty. CONCLUSION
LITERARY TASTE
How To Form It
With Detailed Instructions For Collecting A Complete Library Of English Literature
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
Chapter I — THE AIM
Chapter II — YOUR PARTICULAR CASE
Chapter III — WHY A CLASSIC IS A CLASSIC
Chapter IV — WHERE TO BEGIN
Chapter V — HOW TO READ A CLASSIC
Chapter VI — THE QUESTION OF STYLE
Chapter VII — WRESTLING WITH AN AUTHOR
Chapter VIII — SYSTEM IN READING
Chapter IX — VERSE
Chapter X — BROAD COUNSELS
Chapter XI — AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD I
Chapter XII — AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD II
Chapter XIII — AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD III
Chapter XIV — MENTAL STOCKTAKING
THE GRIM SMILE OF THE FIVE TOWNS
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
The Lion's Share
Baby's Bath
The Silent Brothers
The Nineteenth Hat
Vera's First Christmas Adventure
The Murder of the Mandarin
Vera's Second Christmas Adventure
The Burglary
News of the Engagement
Beginning the New Year
From One Generation to Another
The Death of Simon Fuge
In a New Bottle
THE OLD WIVES’ TALE
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THIS EDITION
BOOK I — MRS. BAINES
CHAPTER I — THE SQUARE
CHAPTER II — THE TOOTH
CHAPTER III — A BATTLE
CHAPTER IV — ELEPHANT
CHAPTER V — THE TRAVELLER
CHAPTER VI — ESCAPADE
CHAPTER VII — A DEFEAT
BOOK II — CONSTANCE
CHAPTER I — REVOLUTION
CHAPTER II — CHRISTMAS AND THE FUTURE
CHAPTER III — CYRIL
CHAPTER IV — CRIME
CHAPTER V — ANOTHER CRIME
CHAPTER VI — THE WIDOW
CHAPTER VII — BRICKS AND MORTAR
CHAPTER VIII — THE PROUDEST MOTHER
BOOK III — SOPHIA
CHAPTER I — THE ELOPEMENT
CHAPTER II — SUPPER
CHAPTER III — AN AMBITION SATISFIED
CHAPTER IV — A CRISIS FOR GERALD
CHAPTER V — FEVER
CHAPTER VI — THE SIEGE
CHAPTER VII — SUCCESS
BOOK IV — WHAT LIFE IS
CHAPTER I — FRENSHAM’S
CHAPTER II — THE MEETING
CHAPTER III — TOWARDS HOTEL LIFE
CHAPTER IV — END OF SOPHIA
CHAPTER V — END OF CONSTANCE
JOURNALISM FOR WOMEN
A Practical Guide
By E. A. Bennett
Contents
The Secret Significance of Journalism
Imperfections of the existing Woman-Journalist
The Roads towards Journalism
The Aspirant
Style
The Outside Contributor
The Search for Copy
The Art of Corresponding with an Editor
Notes on the Leading Types of Papers
"Woman's Sphere" in Journalism
Conclusion
HILDA LESSWAYS
By
Arnold Bennett
1911
CONTENTS
BOOK I
HER START IN LIFE
I AN EVENT IN MR. SKELLORN'S LIFE
II THE END OF THE SCENE
III MR. CANNON
IV DOMESTICITY INVADED
V MRS. LESSWAYS' SHREWDNESS
VI VICTOR HUGO AND ISAAC PITMAN
VII THE EDITORIAL SECRETARY
VIII JANET ORGREAVE
IX IN THE STREET
X MISS GAILEY IN DECLENSION
XI DISILLUSION
XII THE TELEGRAM
XIII HILDA'S WORLD
XIV TO LONDON
BOOK II
HER RECOVERY
I SIN
II THE LITTLE ROOM
III JOURNEY TO BLEAKRIDGE
IV WITH THE ORGREAVES
V EDWIN CLAYHANGER
VI IN THE GARDEN
VII THE NEXT MEETING
BOOK III
HER BURDEN
I HILDA INDISPENSABLE
II SARAH'S BENEFACTOR
III AT BRIGHTON
IV THE SEA
BOOK IV
HER FALL
I THE GOING CONCERN
II THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE
III FLORRIE AGAIN
BOOK V
HER DELIVERANCE
I LOUISA UNCONTROLLED
II SOME SECRET HISTORY
BOOK VI
HER PUNISHMENT
I EVENING AT BLEAKRIDGE
II A RENDEZVOUS
III AT THE WORKS
IV THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON
V THURSDAY AFTERNOON
VI MISCHANCE
BURIED ALIVE
A Tale of These Days
BY
ARNOLD BENNETT
1950
CONTENTS
I. THE PUCE DRESSING-GOWN
II. A PAIL
III. THE PHOTOGRAPH
IV. A SCOOP
V. ALICE ON HOTELS
VI. A PUTNEY MORNING
VII. THE CONFESSION
VIII. AN INVASION
IX. A GLOSSY MALE
X. THE SECRET
XI. AN ESCAPE
XII. ALICE'S PERFORMANCES
SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE
A Novel In Three Episodes
By Arnold Bennett
1905
CONTENTS
SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE
PART I — IN THE NIGHT
I
II
III
IV
V
PART II — THREE HUMAN HEARTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
PART III — THE VICTORY
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
OVER THERE
War Scenes on the Western Front
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
I The Zone Of Paris
II On The French Front
III Ruins
IV At Grips
V The British Lines
VI The Unique City
THE REGENT
A Five Towns Story Of Adventure In London
By
Arnold Bennett
1913
CONTENTS
PART I
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
PART II
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
THE ROLL-CALL
By
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
PART I
CHAP.
I. THE NEW LODGING
II. MARGUERITE
III. THE CHARWOMAN
IV. THE LUNCHEON
V. THE TEA
VI. THE DINNER
VII. THE RUPTURE
VIII. INSPIRATION
IX. COMPETITION
PART II
I. THE TRIUMPH
II. THE ROLL-CALL
III. IN THE MACHINE
[2]
THE PRETTY LADY
A Novel by
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
Chapter 1. THE PROMENADE
Chapter 2. THE POWER
Chapter 3. THE FLAT
Chapter 4. CONFIDENCE
Chapter 5. OSTEND
Chapter 6. THE ALBANY
Chapter 7. FOR THE EMPIRE
Chapter 8. BOOTS
Chapter 9. THE CLUB
Chapter 10. THE MISSION
Chapter 11. THE TELEGRAM
Chapter 12. RENDEZVOUS
Chapter 13. IN COMMITTEE
Chapter 14. QUEEN
Chapter 15. EVENING OUT
Chapter 16 THE VIRGIN
Chapter 17. SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Chapter 18. THE MYSTIC
Chapter 19. THE VISIT
Chapter 20. MASCOT
Chapter 21. THE LEAVE-TRAIN
[6] Chapter 22. GETTING ON WITH THE WAR
Chapter 23. THE CALL
Chapter 24. THE SOLDIER
Chapter 25. THE RING
Chapter 26. THE RETURN
Chapter 27. THE CLYDE
Chapter 28. SALOME
Chapter 29. THE STREETS
Chapter 30. THE CHILD'S ARM
Chapter 31. "ROMANCE"
Chapter 32. MRS. BRAIDING
Chapter 33. THE ROOF
Chapter 34. IN THE BOUDOIR
Chapter 35. QUEEN DEAD
Chapter 36. COLLAPSE
Chapter 37. THE INVISIBLE POWERS
Chapter 38. THE VICTORY
Chapter 39. IDYLL
Chapter 40. THE WINDOW
Chapter 41. THE ENVOY
THE AUTHOR'S CRAFT
By
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
PART I.
SEEING LIFE
PART II.
WRITING NOVELS
PART III.
WRITING PLAYS
PART IV.
THE ARTIST AND THE PUBLIC
MR. PROHACK
By
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I
THE NEW POOR
II
FROM THE DEAD
III
THE LAW
IV
EVE'S HEADACHE
V
CHARLIE
VI
SISSIE
VII
THE SYMPATHETIC QUACK
VIII
SISSIE'S BUSINESS
IX
COLLISION
X
THE THEORY OF IDLENESS
XI
NEURASTHENIA CURED
XII
THE PRACTICE OF IDLENESS
XIII
FURTHER IDLENESS
XIV
END OF AN IDLE DAY
XV
THE HEAVY FATHER
XVI
TRANSFER OF MIMI
XVII
ROMANCE
XVIII
A HOMELESS NIGHT
XIX
THE RECEPTION
XX
THE SILENT TOWER
XXI
EVE'S MARTYRDOM
XXII
MR. PROHACK'S TRIUMPH
XXIII
THE YACHT
HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND
by Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
THE
HUMAN MACHINE
By
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
TAKING ONESELF FOR GRANTED
AMATEURS IN THE ART OF LIVING
THE BRAIN AS A GENTLEMAN-AT-LARGE
THE FIRST PRACTICAL STEP
HABIT-FORMING BY CONCENTRATION
LORD OVER THE NODDLE
WHAT 'LIVING' CHIEFLY IS
THE DAILY FRICTION
'FIRE!'
MISCHIEVOUSLY OVERWORKING IT
AN INTERLUDE
AN INTEREST IN LIFE
SUCCESS AND FAILURE
A MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT
L.S.D.
REASON, REASON!
THE PRICE OF LOVE
A TALE
By
Arnold Bennett
1914
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
MONEY IN THE HOUSE
CHAPTER II.
LOUIS' DISCOVERY
CHAPTER III.
THE FEAST
CHAPTER IV.
IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER V.
NEWS OF THE NIGHT
CHAPTER VI.
THEORIES OF THE THEFT
CHAPTER VII.
THE CINEMA
CHAPTER VIII.
END AND BEGINNING
CHAPTER IX.
THE MARRIED WOMAN
CHAPTER X.
THE CHASM
CHAPTER XI.
JULIAN'S DOCUMENT
CHAPTER XII.
RUNAWAY HORSES
CHAPTER XIII.
DEAD-LOCK
CHAPTER XIV.
THE MARKET
CHAPTER XV.
THE CHANGED MAN
CHAPTER XVI.
THE LETTER
CHAPTER XVII.
IN THE MONASTERY
CHAPTER XVIII.
MRS. TAMS'S STRANGE BEHAVIOUR
CHAPTER XIX.
RACHEL AND MR. HORROCLEAVE
The Card
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I. THE DANCE 7
II. THE WIDOW HULLINS'S HOUSE 27
III. THE PANTECHNICON 48
IV. WRECKING OF A LIFE 71
V. THE MERCANTILE MARINE 89
VI. HIS BURGLARY 112
VII. THE RESCUER OF DAMES 132
VIII. RAISING A WIGWAM 153
IX. THE GREAT NEWSPAPER WAR 177
X. HIS INFAMY 196
XI. IN THE ALPS 218
XII. THE SUPREME HONOUR 240
THE MATADOR
OF THE FIVE TOWNS
AND OTHER STORIES
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
TRAGIC
THE MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS
MIMI
THE SUPREME ILLUSION
THE LETTER AND THE LIE
THE GLIMPSE
FROLIC
JOCK-AT-A-VENTURE
THE HEROISM OF THOMAS CHADWICK
UNDER THE CLOCK
THREE EPISODES IN THE LIFE OF MR COWLISHAW, DENTIST
CATCHING THE TRAIN
THE WIDOW OF THE BALCONY
THE CAT AND CUPID
THE FORTUNE-TELLER
THE LONG-LOST UNCLE
THE TIGHT HAND
WHY THE CLOCK STOPPED
HOT POTATOES
HALF-A-SOVEREIGN
THE BLUE SUIT
THE TIGER AND THE BABY
THE REVOLVER
AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
TALES
OF THE FIVE TOWNS
By
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
PART I
AT HOME
HIS WORSHIP THE GOOSEDRIVER
THE ELIXIR OF YOUTH
MARY WITH THE HIGH HAND
THE DOG
A FEUD
PHANTOM
TIDDY-FOL-LOL
THE IDIOT
PART II
ABROAD
THE HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY
THE SISTERS QITA
NOCTURNE AT THE MAJESTIC
CLARICE OF THE AUTUMN CONCERTS
A LETTER HOME
THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS WIFE
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS WIFE
I - ALL MEANS AND NO END
II - THE TASTE FOR PLEASURE
III - THE RISKS OF LIFE
IV - IN HER PLACE
LEONORA
A NOVEL
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
II. MESHACH AND HANNAH
IV. AN INTIMACY
VI. COMIC OPERA
VIII. THE DANCE
X. IN THE GARDEN
XII. IN LONDON
LITERARY TASTE
HOW TO FORM IT
WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR
COLLECTING A COMPLETE LIBRARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
By
Arnold Bennett
[pg v]
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
THE AIM 1
CHAPTER II
YOUR PARTICULAR CASE 9
CHAPTER III
WHY A CLASSIC IS A CLASSIC 18
CHAPTER IV
WHERE TO BEGIN 26
[pg vi]
CHAPTER V
HOW TO READ A CLASSIC 34
CHAPTER VI
THE QUESTION OF STYLE 43
CHAPTER VII
WRESTLING WITH AN AUTHOR 59
CHAPTER VIII
SYSTEM IN READING 68
CHAPTER IX
VERSE 76
CHAPTER X
BROAD COUNSELS 91
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CHAPTER XI
AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD I 99
CHAPTER XII
AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD II 108
CHAPTER XIII
AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD III 114
CHAPTER XIV
MENTAL STOCKTAKING 127
THE LION'S SHARE
By
Arnold Bennett
1916
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
1. MISS INGATE, AND THE YACHT
2. THE THIEF’S PLAN WRECKED
3. THE LEGACY
4. MR. FOULGER
5. THE DEAD HAND
6. THE YOUNG WIDOW
7. THE CIGARETTE GIRL
8. EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD
9. LIFE IN PARIS
10. FANCY DRESS
11. A POLITICAL REFUGEE
12. WIDOWHOOD IN THE STUDIO
13. THE SWOON
14. MISS INGATE POINTS OUT THE DOOR
15. THE RIGHT BANK
16. ROBES
17. SOIRÉE
18. A DECISION
19. THE BOUDOIR
20. PAGET GARDENS
21. JANE
22. THE DETECTIVE
23. THE BLUE CITY
24. THE SPATTS
25. THE MUTE
26. NOCTURNE
27. IN THE GARDEN
28. ENCOUNTER
29. FLIGHT
30. ARIADNE
31. THE NOSTRUM
32. BY THE BINNACLE
33. AGUILAR’S DOUBLE LIFE
34. THE TANK-ROOM
35. THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN
36. IN THE DINGHY
37. AFLOAT
38. IN THE UNIVERSE
39. THE IMMINENT DRIVE
40. GENIUS AT BAY
41. FINANCIAL NEWS
42. INTERVAL
43. ENTR’ACTE
44. END OF THE CONCERT
45. STRANGE RESULT OF A QUARREL
46. AN EPILOGUE
THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND
A CHRISTMAS BOOK
BY
ARNOLD BENNETT
1911
CONTENTS:
THE FACT
THE REASON
THE SOLSTICE AND GOODWILL
THE APPOSITENESS OF CHRISTMAS
DEFENCE OF FEASTING
TO REVITALIZE THE FESTIVAL
THE GIFT OF ONESELF
THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND
THE REACTION
ON THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR
YOUR
UNITED STATES
IMPRESSIONS OF A FIRST VISIT
By
Arnold Bennett
Illustrated By
Frank Craig
1912
CONTENTS
I. THE FIRST NIGHT
II. STREETS
III. THE CAPITOL AND OTHER SITES
IV. SOME ORGANIZATIONS
V. TRANSIT AND HOTELS
VI. SPORT AND THE THEATER
VII. EDUCATION AND ART
VIII. CITIZENS
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE GLORY OF FIFTH AVENUE INSPIRES EVEN THOSE ON FOOT
DISEMBARKING AT NEW YORK
THE DOWN-TOWN BROADWAY OF CROWDED SKY-SCRAPERS
BROADWAY ON ELECTION NIGHT
A BUSY DAY ON THE CURB MARKET
A WELL-KNOWN WALL STREET CHARACTER
THE SKY-SCRAPERS OF LOWER NEW YORK AT NIGHT
A WINTER MORNING IN LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO
A RIVER-FRONT HARMONY IN BLACK AND WHITE—CHICAGO
THE APPROACH TO THE CAPITOL
ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
ON THE STEPS OF THE PORTICO—THE CAPITOL
UNDER THE GREAT DOME OF THE CAPITOL
THE PROMENADE—CITY POINT, BOSTON
THE BOSTON YACHT CLUB—OVERLOOKING THE HARBOR
AT MORN POURING CONFIDENCES INTO HER TELEPHONE
LUNCHEON IN A DOWN-TOWN CLUB
A YOUNG WOMAN WAS JUST FINISHING A FLORID SONG
ABSORBED IN THAT WONDROUS SATISFYING HOBBY
IN THE PARLOR-CAR
BREAKFAST EN ROUTE
IN THE SUBWAY ONE ENCOUNTERS AN INSISTENT, HURRYING STREAM
THE STRAP-HANGERS
THE PASSENGERS ON THE ELEVATED AT NIGHT ARE ODDLY ASSORTED
THE RESTAURANT OF A GREAT HOTEL IS BUT ONE FEATURE OF ITS SPLENDOR
THE HORSE-SHOWS ARE WONDROUS DISPLAYS OF FASHION
THE SENSE OF A MIGHTY AND CULMINATING EVENT SHARPENED THE AIR
THE VICTORS LEAVING THE FIELD
UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS—UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
MITCHELL TOWER AND HUTCHINSON COMMONS—UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
PART OF THE DAILY ROUND OF THE INDOMITABLE NEW YORK WOMAN
THE ASTOUNDING POPULOUSNESS OF THE EAST SIDE
HUGO
A FANTASIA ON MODERN THEMES
By
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
PART I
THE SEALED ROOMS
I. THE DOME
II. THE ESTABLISHMENT
III. HUGO EXPLAINS HIMSELF
IV. CAMILLA
V. A STORY AND A DISAPPEARANCE
VI. A LAPSE FROM AN IDEAL
VII. POSSIBLE ESCAPE OF SECRETS
VIII. ORANGE-BLOSSOM
IX. 'WHICH?'
X. THE COFFIN
PART II
THE PHONOGRAPH
XI. SALE
XII. SAFE DEPOSIT
XIII. MR. GALPIN
XIV. TEA
XV. RAVENGAR IN CAPTIVITY
XVI. BURGLARS
XVII. POLYCARP AND HAWKE'S MAN
XVIII. HUSBAND AND WIFE
XIX. WHAT THE PHONOGRAPH SAID
PART III
THE TOMB
XX. 'ARE YOU THERE?'
XXI. SUICIDE
XXII. DARCY
XXIII. FIRST TRIUMPH OF SIMON
XXIV. THE LODGING-HOUSE
XXV. CHLOROFORM
XXVI. SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON
XXVII. THE CEMETERY
XXVIII. BEAUTY
BOOKS AND PERSONS
BEING COMMENTS ON A
PAST EPOCH
1908-1911
By
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
PREFATORY NOTE
1908
WILFRED WHITTEN'S PROSE
UGLINESS IN FICTION
LETTERS OF QUEEN VICTORIA
FRENCH PUBLISHERS
WORDSWORTH'S SINGLE LINES
NOVELISTS AND AGENTS
THE NOVEL OF THE SEASON
GERMAN EXPANSION
THE BOOK-BUYER
JOSEPH CONRAD & THE ATHENÆUM
THE PROFESSORS
MRS. HUMPHRY WARD'S HEROINES
W.W. JACOBS AND ARISTOPHANES
KENNETH GRAHAME
ANATOLE FRANCE
INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY
MALLARMÉ, BAZIN, SWINBURNE
THE RUINED SEASON
1909
ECCE HOMO
HENRY OSPOVAT
FRENCH AND BRITISH ACADEMIES
POE AND THE SHORT STORY
MIDDLE-CLASS
THE POTENTIAL PUBLIC
H.G. WELLS
TCHEHKOFF
THE SURREY LABOURER
SWINBURNE
THE SEVENPENNIES
MEREDITH
ST. JOHN HANKIN
UNCLEAN BOOKS
LOVE POETRY
TROLLOPE'S METHODS
CHESTERTON AND LUCAS
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF POETRY
ARTISTS AND CRITICS
RUDYARD KIPLING
CENSORSHIP BY THE LIBRARIES
1910
CENSORSHIP BY THE LIBRARIES
BRIEUX
C.E. MONTAGUE
PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS
TOURGENIEV AND DOSTOIEVSKY
JOHN GALSWORTHY
SUPPRESSIONS IN "DE PROFUNDIS"
HOLIDAY READING
THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF LETTERS
UNFINISHED PERUSALS
MR. A.C. BENSON
THE LITERARY PERIODICAL
THE LENGTH OF NOVELS
ARTISTS AND MONEY
HENRI BECQUE
HENRY JAMES
ENGLISH LITERARY CRITICISM
MRS. ELINOR GLYN
W.H. HUDSON
NEO-IMPRESSIONISM AND LITERATURE
1911
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
"THE NEW MACHIAVELLI"
SUCCESS IN JOURNALISM
MARGUERITE AUDOUX
JOHN MASEFIELD
LECTURES AND STATE PERFORMANCES
A PLAY OF TCHEHKOFF'S
SEA AND SLAUGHTER
A BOOK IN A RAILWAY ACCIDENT
"FICTION" AND "LITERATURE"
INDEX
THE GHOST
A Modern Fantasy
By
Arnold Bennett
1911
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. My Splendid Cousin 1
II. At The Opera 15
III. The Cry of Alresca 37
IV. Rosa's Summons 53
V. The Dagger and the Man 69
VI. Alresca's Fate 97
VII. The Vigil by the Bier 122
VIII. The Message 134
IX. The Train 150
X. The Steamer 172
XI. A Chat with Rosa 196
XII. Egg-and-milk 210
XIII. The Portrait 224
XIV. The Villa 237
XV. The Sheath of the Dagger 249
XVI. The Thing in the Chair 260
XVII. The Menace 273
XVIII. The Struggle 286
XIX. The Intercession 298
MENTAL EFFICIENCY
AND OTHER HINTS
TO
MEN AND WOMEN
By
Arnold Bennett
1911
CONTENTS
Page
I. Mental Efficiency 7
The Appeal 7
The Replies 13
The Cure 19
Mental Calisthenics 24
II. Expressing One's Individuality 32
III. Breaking with the Past 39
IV. Settling Down in Life 45
V. Marriage 53
The Duty of It 53
The Adventure of It 59
The Two Ways of It 65
VI. Books 72
The Physical Side 72
The Philosophy of Book Buying 78
VII. Success 84
Candid Remarks 84
The Successful and the Unsuccessful 91
The Inwardness of Success 97
VIII. The Petty Artificialities 104
IX. The Secret of Content 112
A GREAT MAN
A FROLIC
By
Arnold Bennett
1904
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. HIS BIRTH
II. TOM
III. HIS CHRISTENING
IV. AGED TWELVE
V. MARRONS GLACÉS
VI. A CALAMITY FOR THE SCHOOL
VII. CONTAGIOUS
VIII. CREATIVE
IX. SPRING ONIONS
X. MARK SNYDER
XI. SATIN
XII. HIS FAME
XIII. A LION IN HIS LAIR
XIV. HER NAME WAS GERALDINE
XV. HIS TERRIBLE QUANDARY
XVI. DURING THE TEA-MEETING
XVII. A NOVELIST IN A BOX
[Pg viii] XVIII. HIS JACK-HORNERISM
XIX. HE JUSTIFIES HIS FATHER
XX. PRESS AND PUBLIC
XXI. PLAYING THE NEW GAME
XXII. HE LEARNS MORE ABOUT WOMEN
XXIII. SEPARATION
XXIV. COSETTE
XXV. THE RAKE'S PROGRESS
XXVI. THE NEW LIFE
XXVII. HE IS NOT NERVOUS
XXVIII. HE SHORTENS HIS NAME
XXIX. THE PRESIDENT
ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. THE KINDLING OF LOVE
II. THE MISER'S DAUGHTER
III. THE BIRTHDAY
IV. A VISIT
V. THE REVIVAL
VI. WILLIE
VII. THE SEWING MEETING
VIII. ON THE BANK
IX. THE TREAT
X. THE ISLE
XI. THE DOWNFALL
XII. AT THE PRIORY
XIII. THE BAZAAR
XIV. END OF A SIMPLE SOUL
FROM THE LOG OF THE VELSA
By Arnold Bennett
Pictures By E. A. Rickards
And A Frontispiece By The Author
1914
CONTENTS
FROM THE LOG OF THE VELSA
PART I HOLLAND
CHAPTER I—VOYAGING ON THE CANALS
CHAPTER II—DUTCH LEISURE
CHAPTER III—DUTCH WORK
CHAPTER IV—THE ZUYDER ZEE
CHAPTER V—SOME TOWNS
CHAPTER VI—MUSEUMS
PART II—THE BALTIC
CHAPTER VII—THE YACHT I LOST
CHAPTER VIII—BALTIC COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER IX—A day’s SAIL
PART III COPENHAGEN
CHAPTER X—THE DANISH CAPITAL
CHAPTER XI—CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS
CHAPTER XII—ARISTOCRACY AND ART
CHAPTER XIII—THE RETURN
PART IV—ON THE FRENCH AND FLEMISH COAST
CHAPTER XIV—FOLKESTONE TO BOULOGNE
CHAPTER XV—TO BELGIUM
CHAPTER XVI—BRUGES
PART V—EAST ANGLIAN ESTUARIES
CHAPTER XVII EAST ANGLIA
CHAPTER XVIII—IN SUFFOLK
CHAPTER XIX—THE INCOMPARABLE BLACKWATER
TERESA OF WATLING STREET
A Fantasia On Modern Themes
By Arnold Bennett
With Eight Illustrations By Frank Gillett
1904
CONTENTS
TERESA OF WATLING STREET
CHAPTER I—THE BANK
CHAPTER II—THE CIRCUS
CHAPTER III—CHINK OF COINS
CHAPTER IV—MR. PUDDEPHATT
CHAPTER V—FIRE
CHAPTER VI—THE DESIRE FOR SILVER
CHAPTER VII—NOLAN
CHAPTER VIII—THE PEER’S ADVICE
CHAPTER IX—A VISIT
CHAPTER X—MONEY-MAKING
CHAPTER XI—END OF THE NIGHT
CHAPTER XII—THE NAPOLEON
CHAPTER XIII—THE VASE
CHAPTER XIV—FEATHERSTONE’S RECITAL
CHAPTER XV—ARRIVAL OF SIMON
CHAPTER XVI—THE INTERVIEW
CHAPTER XVII—THE CLOSE
THE CITY OF PLEASURE
A Fantasia on Modern Themes
By Arnold Bennett
1907
CONTENTS
THE CITY OF PLEASURE
PART I—CARPENTARIA
CHAPTER I—Over the City
CHAPTER II—Interviewed
CHAPTER III—Inspiration
CHAPTER IV—Mrs. Ilam
CHAPTER V—The Band
CHAPTER VI—The Black Burden
CHAPTER VII—The Cut
CHAPTER VIII—Disappearance of Juliette
CHAPTER IX—The Dead Dog
CHAPTER X—A Pinch of Snuff
CHAPTER XI—The Return to Life
CHAPTER XII—On the Wheel
CHAPTER XIII—Performances of Mr. Jetsam
PART II—THE TWINS
CHAPTER XIV—Entry of the Twins
CHAPTER XV—Proposal of Josephus
CHAPTER XVI—The Box
CHAPTER XVII—The Man on the Balcony
CHAPTER XVIII—An Arrangement for a Marriage
CHAPTER XIX—The Heart of the City
CHAPTER XX—What Jetsam Wanted
CHAPTER XXI—Interrupting a Concert
CHAPTER XXII—Carpentaria as Detective
CHAPTER XXIII—The Talk in the Garden
PART III—JETSAM
CHAPTER XXIV—The Boat
CHAPTER XXV—-A Wholesale Departure
CHAPTER XXVI—The Empty Bedroom
CHAPTER XXVII—The Photograph
CHAPTER XXVIII—The Dead March
CHAPTER XXIX—Mr. Jetsam’s Recital
CHAPTER XXX—The Words of Mrs. Ilam
CHAPTER XXXI—Unison
PARIS NIGHTS
And Other Impressions of Places and People
By Arnold Bennett
MCMXIII
CONTENTS
PARIS NIGHTS—1910
I—ARTISTIC EVENING
II—THE VARIÉTIÉS
III—EVENING WITH EXILES
IV—BOURGEOIS
V—CAUSE CÉLÈBRE
VI—RUSSIAN IMPERIAL BALLET AT THE OPERA
LIFE IN LONDON—1911
I—THE RESTAURANT
II—BY THE RIVER
III—THE CLUB
IV—THE CIRCUS
V—THE BANQUET
VI—ONE OF THE CROWD
ITALY—1910
I—NIGHT AND MORNING IN FLORENCE
II—THE SEVENTH OF MAY, 1910
III—MORE ITALIAN OPERA
THE RIVIERA—1907
I—THE HÔTEL TRISTE
II—WAR!
III-“MONTE”
IV—A DIVERSION AT SAN REMO
FONTAINEBLEAU—1904-1909
I—FIRST JOURNEY INTO THE FOREST
II—SECOND JOURNEY INTO THE FOREST
III—THE CASTLE GARDENS
IV—AN ITINERARY
SWITZERLAND—1909-1911
I—THE HOTEL ON THE LANDSCAPE
II—THE EGOIST
III—THE BLAND WANDERER
IV—ON A MOUNTAIN
ENGLAND AGAIN—1907
I—THE GATE OF THE EMPIRE
II—AN ESTABLISHMENT
III—AMUSEMENTS
IV—MANCHESTER
V—LONDON
VI—INDUSTRY
THE MIDLANDS—1910-1911
I—THE HANBRIDGE EMPIRE
II—THE MYSTERIOUS PEOPLE
III—FIRST VOYAGE TO THE ISLE OF MAN
IV—THE ISLAND BOARDING-HOUSE
V—TEN HOURS AT BLACKPOOL
THE BRITISH HOME—1908
I—AN EVENING AT THE SMITHS’
II—THE GREAT MANNERS QUESTION
III—SPENDING-AND GETTING VALUE
IV—THE PARENTS
V—HAMIT’S POINT OF VIEW
VI—THE FUTURE
STREETS ROADS AND TRAINS—1907-1909
I—IN WATLING STREET
II—STREET TALKING
III—ON THE ROAD
IV—A TRAIN
V—ANOTHER TRAIN
