Arnold Bennett
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No one is a worse guide to success than your typical successful man. He seldom understands the reasons of his own success; and when he is asked by a popular magazine to give his experiences for the benefit of the youth of a whole nation, it is impossible for him to be natural and sincere. He knows the kind of thing that is expected from him, and if he didn't come to London with half a crown in his pocket he probably did something equally silly, and...
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This collection presents a personal development series by Arnold Bennett. The trilogy addresses corporate workers and people who to work every day from nine to five. Bennett offers them practical advice on how to live life to the full potential as opposed to just exist.
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Leave your everyday concerns behind and start focusing on your true desires! Achieve your full potential with proven techniques on: • Time-saving • Reflection • Concentration • Study and more One of the first self-help books ever published, this classic of personal time management has inspired millions to make the most of "the daily miracle": the fresh allowance of time that comes with each new day. This edition features a bonus offering of...
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In Fame and Fiction published in 1901, Bennett analyzes the tastes and whims of the "great public." He includes chapters on popular authors of his day: J. M. Barrie, George Gissing, Ivan Turgenev, George Moore, and even some whose popularity was more fleeting. Underlying all is Bennett's fervent democratic belief that Fame dies but the Soul lives.
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Priam Farll is a world famous painter who is very shy and happiest out of the limelight. When Henry Leek, the painter's valet, dies unexpectedly, Priam seizes the opportunity to change identities with his unknown assistant and retreat to a much valued quiet life. What started as an impulse evolves into a more and more complicated predicament.
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First published in 1903, this is a fantastic guide to becoming an author, looking at every aspect from writing novels and plays, to making money and beyond. Written by an author who gained international acclaim during their lifetime, this simple guide will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in writing for pleasure of for profit. Contents include: "The Literary Career", "The Formation of Style", "Journalism", "Short Stories", "Sensational...
28) The Lion's Share
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Audrey had just closed the safe in her father's study when she was startled by a slight noise. She turned like a defensive animal to face danger. It had indeed occurred to her that she was rather like an animal in captivity, and she found a bitter pleasure in the idea, though it was not at all original.
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Books and Persons was previously published as articles under Bennett's pseudonym, Jacob Tonson in the magazine The New Age. He wrote these essays in Paris, London, Switzerland and the Forest of Fontainebleau, covering such topics as "Ugliness in Fiction," "The Novel of the Season," "German Expansion," and "Joseph Conrad."
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Originally published in 1910, this guide offers down-to-earth, practical advice about how to make the most of your day and how to strike the work-life balance-an issue still at the forefront of modern society's concernsAs you look back on the year that has just past, do you feel as though you spent another 12 months merely existing instead of truly living? Do you often go to bed at night with an anxious, sinking feeling that you wasted away another...
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Published in 1918, with the subtitle "Essays on Existing," these six witty pieces admonishes the reader to respect the inner conscience for the sake of personal happiness. Bennett covers such subjects as running away from life, war-work, the diary habit, lecturing a young woman, being fussy, and the meaning of frocks.
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The Book of Carlotta (1905) was Bennett's third serious novel with a female protagonist. It follows the adventures of the unconventional Carlotta, living on her own as a writer-without a chaperone! Even so, she is confronted with a dilemma: Will she be able to reconcile her ambition with the "wondrous joy... [she finds] in playing the decorative, acquiescent, self-effacing woman." The book was later reissued as Sacred and Profane Love.
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Bennett address the problem of never having enough time. In this book, he urges hourly workers to use "spare" time to improve their lives, making the best of their time outside of work. He understands that most people are spending as much time as possible working to make more money, thus disliking their lives. "Time is money" seriously understates this matter: more time can generate more money, but money cannot buy you more time!
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Published in 1905, Tales of the Five Towns collects a dozen stories, divided into two sections: "At Home" and "Abroad." The eight "At Home" tales take place in Bennett's beloved Five Towns, a location based on the Potteries district of Staffordshire, where he spent his early years. "Abroad" contains four stories which, though taking place in London, still have characters connected with the Potteries. All of the tales depict the industrial and social...
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For years I had been preoccupied with thoughts of love-and by love I mean a noble and sensuous passion, absorbing the energies of the soul, fulfilling destiny, and reducing all that has gone before it to the level of a mere prelude. And that afternoon in autumn, the eve of my twenty-first birthday, I was more deeply than ever immersed in amorous dreams.
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How do you define your taste in literature? When is the last time you picked up a true classic? Arnold Bennett, a renowned English novelist spent years curating the optimal collection of literary greats. In this book, he outlines what books and authors are necessary to build out your own library, and why he deems them integral to an understanding of literature.
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"The Great Adventure" by Arnold Bennett. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...
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Originally published in 1912, this collection of short stories is set in the "Five Towns" which refers to the industrial district in the English Midlands where Bennett was born. The volume contains "The Dog," "The Elixir of Youth," "Baby's Bath," "Jock-at-a-Venture," "The Death of Simon Fuge," "The Matador of the Five Towns," "The Feud," "The Lion's Share," among others.