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Arnold Bennett

Arnold Bennett

Nació 27 May 1867 · Murió 27 March 1931

De Burslem, England, United Kingdom · Nacionalidad: United Kingdom · Escribe ficción y no ficción

Enoch Arnold Bennett fue un novelista, dramaturgo y periodista inglés, cuyas novelas y obras de teatro reflejaban, en general, la vida de la clase media del norte de Staffordshire. Nació en Hanley, Staffordshire (hoy parte de Stoke-on-Trent), hijo de un abogado.

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  • “A cause may be inconvenient, but it’s magnificent. It’s like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it.”
    The Title, Act IEn inglés
  • “A prig is a pompous fool who has gone out for a ceremonial walk, and without knowing it has lost an important part of his attire, namely, his sense of humour.”
    How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day, Chapter 12En inglés
  • “Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They can’t give their entire attention to it.”
    The Title, Act IEn inglés
  • “Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read, and that not to have read is a social sin? If such a being does exist, surely he is an old, a very old man.”
    The Journals of Arnold Bennett, ed. Newman Flower pub. Cassell, 1932En inglés
  • “Yes books are valuable. But not reading of books will take the place of a daily, candid, honest examination of what one has recently done, and what one is about to do - of a steady looking at one’s self in the face (disconcerting though the sight may be).”
    How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day, Chapter 8En inglés

Los libros de Arnold Bennett en orden

Los libros de Arnold Bennett en el orden en que se publicaron, de Mental Efficiency (1887) a Simple Success (2023).

  1. 1Mental EfficiencyMental Efficiency1887
  2. 2A Man from the NorthA Man from the North1898
  3. 3How to Live on 24 Hours a DayHow to Live on 24 Hours a Day1900
  4. 4Literary TasteLiterary Taste1900
  5. 5The Old Wives' TaleThe Old Wives' Tale1900
  6. 6The Price of LoveThe Price of Love1900
  7. 7Anna of the Five TownsAnna of the Five Towns1902
  8. 8The Grand Babylon HotelThe Grand Babylon Hotel1902
  9. 9The Loot of CitiesThe Loot of Cities1904
  10. 10Tales of the Five TownsTales of the Five Towns1905
  11. 11Things That Have Interested MeThings That Have Interested Me1906
  12. 12The GhostThe Ghost1907
  13. 13The Human MachineThe Human Machine1908
  14. 14GlimpseGlimpse1909
  15. 15ClayhangerClayhanger1910
  16. 16The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five TownsThe Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns1910
  17. 17These TwainThese Twain1914
  18. 18Self and Self-managementSelf and Self-management1918
  19. 19JudithJudith1919
  20. 20The Love Match a Play in Five ScenesThe Love Match a Play in Five Scenes1922
  21. 21Riceyman StepsRiceyman Steps1923
  22. 22The Journal of Arnold BennettThe Journal of Arnold Bennett1932
  23. 23Simple SuccessSimple Success2023
  24. 24Stories from the Five TownsStories from the Five Towns

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