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Tales of the Five Towns
The narratives often delve into the themes of social status, romance, and the nuanced relationships between the townsfolk.
"Tales of the Five Towns" by Arnold Bennett is a collection of short stories set in the early 20th century that explores the lives and characters of the inhabitants of the fictional industrial town of Bursley in the Five Towns area of Staffordshire, England. The narratives often delve into the themes of social status, romance, and the nuanced relationships between the townsfolk.
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It was an amiable but deceitful afternoon in the third week of December. Snow fell heavily in the windows of confectioners' shops, and Father Christmas smiled in Keats's Bazaar the fawning smile of a myth who knows himself to be exploded; but beyond these and similar efforts to remedy the forgetfulness of a careless climate, there was no sign anywhere in the Five Towns, and especially in Bursley, of the immediate approach of the season of peace, goodwill, and gluttony on earth.
Contents
- 01His Worship the Goosedriver
- 02I
- 03II
- 04III
- 05IV
- 06The Elixir of Youth
- 07Mary with the High Hand
- 08The Dog
- 09I
- 10II
- 11III
- 12IV
- 13V
- 14A Feud
- 15Phantom
- 16I
- 17II
- 18III
- 19IV
- 20V
- 21Tiddy-Fol-Lol
- 22The Idiot
- 23Part II Abroad
- 24The Hungarian Rhapsody
- 25I
- 26II
- 27III
- 28IV
- 29V
- 30The Sisters Qita
- 31Nocturne at the Majestic
- 32I
- 33II
- 34III
- 35IV
- 36Clarice of the Autumn Concerts
- 37I
- 38II
- 39III
- 40A Letter Home
- 41I
- 42II
- 43III
- 44The End.
About this edition
- Author
- Arnold Bennett
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 192 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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