The Complete Clayhanger Family Novels
The Complete Clayhanger Family Novels

Author: Arnold Bennett

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-25

Total Pages: 1827

ISBN-13:

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The Complete Clayhanger Family Novels' constitutes Arnold Bennett's magnum opus, a literary endeavor that encapsulates the transformative period of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras through the lens of the Clayhanger family. With a mastery of realist narrative, Bennett employs a detailed observational style, intricately crafting his characters and the provincial backdrop of 'the 5 Towns'. The books chronicle the vicissitudes of Edwin Clayhanger's life, from the ambitions and stirrings of youth to the complexities of marriage and beyond. This composite edition, though dubbed a 'trilogy', is completed by 'The Roll-Call' – an introspective on the aspirations and arrogance of youth, offering a nuanced character study within the continuity of a family saga. Arnold Bennett, a novelist entrenched in the representation of middle-English life, was profoundly influenced by the industrial landscape of his upbringing in Staffordshire, which is reflected in the painstakingly accurate depiction of the locales in his novels. Bennett's own experiences in the world of business, journalism, and literature suffuse the narrative with authenticity, revealing the conflict between personal desire and societal expectations, a theme that resonates powerfully across the series. Bennett's chronicle is a testament to the microcosmic representation of the impact of industrial progression on individual dreams, family dynamics, and evolving social norms. For aficionados of classic English literature, Bennett's saga is an essential read, providing an immersion into the textured tapestry of early 20th-century middle-class Britain. With Bennett's compassionate portrayal of characters grappling with the tide of change and the introspective exploration of humankind's eternal themes, 'The Complete Clayhanger Family Novels' is more than a collection of sequenced narratives—it's a compelling witness to the potency of human perseverance and adaptation through time. Scholars and enthusiasts alike will find value in the meticulous period detail and the enduring resonance of Bennett's insightful prose.

THE COMPLETE CLAYHANGER SERIES: Clayhanger, Hilda Lessways, These Twain & The Roll Call
THE COMPLETE CLAYHANGER SERIES: Clayhanger, Hilda Lessways, These Twain & The Roll Call

Author: Arnold Bennett

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2017-10-06

Total Pages: 1552

ISBN-13: 8027218675

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This ebook is a collection of series of novels by Arnold Bennett, published between 1910 and 1918. Though the series is commonly referred to as a "trilogy", it actually consists of four books; the first three novels were released in one single volume as The Clayhanger Family in 1925. The books are set in Bennett's usual setting of "the 5 Towns", a thinly-disguised version of the six towns of "the Potteries" which amalgamated (at the time of which Bennett was writing) into the borough of Stoke-on-Trent. Buildings described in the novels are still identifiable in Burslem. The novels are a coming-of-age story set in the Midlands of Victorian England, following Edwin Clayhanger as he leaves school, takes over the family business, and falls in love. The second book was Hilda Lessways, which paralleled Edwin Clayhanger's story from the point of view of his eventual wife, Hilda. These Twain, the third in the Clayhanger series, chronicles the married life of Edwin and Hilda. Edwin, now released from the controlling influence of his father, finds himself free to run his business and his life, a freedom that is diminished by his wife's caprices. The fourth book, ''The Roll-Call'', concerns the young life of Clayhanger's stepson, George. George Edwin Cannon - he soon drops the surname Clayhanger, given to him upon his mother's marriage - is an architect, and represents what his stepfather Edwin Clayhanger wished to become. The characters of Edwin and Hilda are not developed further in this book: Edwin - now elevated to Alderman - appears only briefly. The central character displays an unattractive arrogance because of the wealth behind him.

The Living Novel
The Living Novel

Author: V.S. Pritchett

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2011-10-28

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1448201551

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The critical essays of V.S. Pritchett are unparalleled for their wit, geniality, subtlety and profound good sense. His survey of writers ranges from Fielding and Smollett to Conrad, D.H. Lawrence, Nathanael West and William Golding... from Balzac to Dostoevsky and Gorky, with wonderful detours for minor figures. Pritchett's commentaries are short and incisive and are written from the point of view of the engaged reader rather than from the specialized approach of the scholar and formal analyst of literary structure. Not since Virginia Woolf's Common Reader and Edmund Wilson's Shores of Light has there been a collection of critical writings so marked by swiftness of thoughts, lucidity of expression and balance, and sanity of judgement. The result is a revitalizing study of the novel, by a discerning and distinguished writer whose special gift is to reveal new aspects of the greater novels and the lesser.

Literature of the 1900s
Literature of the 1900s

Author: Jonathan Wild

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2017-01-17

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0748635084

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Challenges conventional views of the Edwardian period as either a hangover of Victorianism or a bystander to literary modernismIn this ground-breaking study, Jonathan Wild investigates the literary history of the Edwardian decade. This period, long overlooked by critics, is revealed as a vibrant cultural era whose writers were determined to break away from the stifling influence of preceding Victorianism. In the hands of this generation, which included writers such as Arnold Bennett, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, Beatrix Potter, and H.G. Wells, the new century presented a unique opportunity to fashion innovative books for fresh audiences. Wild traces this literary innovation by conceptualising the focal points of his study as branches of one of the new department stores that epitomized Edwardian modernity.a These adepartments war and imperialism, the rise of the lower middle class, childrens literature, technology and decadence, and the condition of England offer both discrete and interconnected ways in which to understand the distinctiveness and importance of the Edwardian literary scene. Overall, The Great Edwardian Emporium offers a long-overdue investigation into a decade of literature that provided the cultural foundation for the coming century.

Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists
Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists

Author: Tim Woods

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-02-21

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1134709919

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Taking in novelists from all over the globe, from the beginning of the century to the present day, this is the most comprehensive survey of the leading lights of twentieth century fiction. Superb breadth of coverage and over 800 entries by an international team of contributors ensures that this fascinating and wide-ranging work of reference will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in modern fiction. Authors included range from Joseph Conrad to Albert Camus and Franz Kafka to Chinua Achebe. Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists gives a superb insight into the richness and diversity of the twentieth century novel.

The Five Towns Series
The Five Towns Series

Author: Arnold Bennett

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2019-09-22

Total Pages: 3113

ISBN-13:

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Arnold Bennett was born in a modest house in Hanley in the Potteries district of Staffordshire. Hanley was one of the Six Towns that were joined together at the beginning of the 20th century as Stoke-on-Trent. Bennett depicted Stoke-on-Trent as "the Five Towns" and it is a common location for his novels and stories. Anna of the Five Towns, was the first of Bennett's novels about life in the Staffordshire Potteries. The Clayhanger Family and The Old Wives' Tale also draw on the experience of life in the Potteries, as did several of his other novels. A Man from the North Anna of the Five Towns Tales of the Five Towns The Grim Smile of the Five Towns The Old Wives' Tale Clayhanger The Card: A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Hilda Lessways The Matador Of The Five Towns These Twain The Roll-Call