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Lilian
The story introduces the titular character, Lilian Share, a young woman disillusioned with her mundane office job—a typewriting establishment in London's West End.
"Lilian" by Arnold Bennett is a novel. The story introduces the titular character, Lilian Share, a young woman disillusioned with her mundane office job—a typewriting establishment in London's West End.
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Lilian, in dark blue office frock with an embroidered red line round the neck and detachable black wristlets that preserved the ends of the sleeves from dust and friction, sat idle at her flat desk in what was called "the small room" at Felix Grig's establishment in Clifford Street, off Bond Street. There were three desks, three typewriting machines and three green-shaded lamps. Only Lilian's lamp was lighted, and she sat alone, with darkness above her chestnut hair and about her, and a circle of radiance below. She was twenty-three. Through the drawn blind of the window could just be discerned the backs of the letters of words painted on the glass: "Felix Grig. Typewriting Office. Open day and night." Seen from the street the legend stood out black and clear against the faintly glowing blind. It was 11 P.M.
Contents
- 01The Girl Alone
- 02Early Years
- 03Advice to the Young Beauty
- 04The Clubman
- 05The Devotee
- 06The Telephone
- 07The Suicide
- 08The Malady
- 09Shut
- 10The Vizier
- 11The Martyr
- 12The Invitation
- 13The Avowal
- 14Philosophy of the Grey-Haired
- 15In the Hotel
- 16The Big Yacht
- 17The Casino
- 18Chemin de fer
- 19In the Hills
- 20The Benefactress
- 21The Doctor
- 22Marriage
- 23The Widow
- 24The Wreath
- 25The Return
- 26Miss Grig
- 27The Lieutenant
- 28The New Employer
- 29Layette
About this edition
- Author
- Arnold Bennett
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 39 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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