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Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English author, best known as a novelist, who wrote prolifically. Between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays (some in collaboration with other writers), and a daily journal totalling more than a million words.
The English novelist, journalist and playwright Arnold Bennett wrote prolifically between 1898 and his death in 1931. This is a list of his published books and adaptations of his works for stage and screen.
TitleSubtitleDate (uk)A Man from the North18981898A novel1902A fantasia on modern themes1902The Gates of WrathA melodrama1903May 23, 2024 · Arnold Bennett (born May 27, 1867, Hanley, Staffordshire, England—died March 27, 1931, London) was a British novelist, playwright, critic, and essayist whose major works form an important link between the English novel and the mainstream of European realism.
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The Potteries of England produced Enoch Arnold Bennett, who, always known among the most remarkable literary figures of his time, made famous five towns. He ably yet hardly awaited the sheer force of his ambition to succeed as an author to escape his hometown.
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Arnold Bennett was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, in 1867. After being educated at London University (where he failed his exams), he became a solicitor’s clerk before turning to journalism, becoming an assistant editor on the magazine Woman.
Arnold Bennett, (born May 27, 1867, Hanley, Staffordshire, Eng.—died March 27, 1931, London), English novelist, playwright, critic, and essayist. His major works, inspired by Gustave Flaubert and Honoré de Balzac , form an important link between the English novel and the mainstream of European realism.
Arnold Bennett has 1137 books on Goodreads with 68136 ratings. Arnold Bennett’s most popular book is How to Live on 24 Hours a Day.
