# Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Arnold Bennett ### By Bennett, Arnold
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INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF
ARNOLD BENNETT
Compiled by David Widger
CONTENTS
## THESE TWAIN
## DENRY THE AUDACIOUS
## THE OLD ADAM
## LILIAN
## HOW TO LIVE ON 24 HOURS A DAY
## THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL
## LITERARY TASTE
## THE GRIM SMILE OF THE FIVE TOWNS
## THE OLD WIVES' TALE
## JOURNALISM FOR WOMEN
## HILDA LESSWAYS
## A TALE OF THESE DAYS
## SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE
## OVER THERE
## THE REGENT
## THE ROLL-CALL
## THE PRETTY LADY
THE TITLE
## THE AUTHOR'S CRAFT
## MR. PROHACK
## HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND
JUDITH
## THE HUMAN MACHINE
## THE PRICE OF LOVE
## THE CARD
## MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS, et al
## TALES OF THE FIVE TOWNS
## THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS WIFE
## LEONORA
## LITERARY TASTE HOW TO FORM IT
THE GREAT ADVENTURE
## THE LION'S SHARE
## THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND
## YOUR UNITED STATES
## HUGO
## BOOKS AND PERSONS
## THE GHOST
CLAYHANGER
## MENTAL EFFICIENCY
## A GREAT MAN
## ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS
THE HONEYMOON
A MAN FROM THE NORTH
## THE LOG OF THE VELSA
## TERESA OF WATLING STREET
## THE CITY OF PLEASURE
## PARIS NIGHTS
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
THESE TWAIN BY ARNOLD BENNETT 1915 CONTENTS
## BOOK I
THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE
CHAPTER
THE HOUSE
HILDA ON THE STAIRS
ATTACK AND REPULSE
THE WORD
TERTIUS INGPEN
HUSBAND AND WIFE
THE TRUCE
THE FAMILY AT HOME
THE WEEK-END
THE ORGREAVE CALAMITY
## BOOK II
THE PAST
LITHOGRAPHY
DARTMOOR
THE DEPARTURE
TAVY MANSION
THE PRISON
THE GHOST
## BOOK III
EQUILIBRIUM
GEORGE'S EYES
AUNTIE HAMPS SENTENCED
DEATH AND BURIAL
THE DISCOVERY
THE DEEDS OF DENRY THE AUDACIOUS By Arnold Bennett 1910
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
The Dance
The Widow Hullins's House
The Pantechnicon
Wrecking of a Life
The Mercantile Marine
His Burglary
The Rescuer of Dames
Raising a Wigwam
The Great Newspaper War
His Infamy
In the Alps
The Supreme Honour
THE OLD ADAM A STORY OF ADVENTURE By Arnold Bennett 1913
CONTENTS
## PART I
CHAPTER
Dog-Bite
The Bank-Note
Wilkins's
Entry Into The Theatrical World
Mr. Sachs Talks
Lord Woldo And Lady Woldo
## PART II
Corner-stone
Dealing with Elsie
The First Night
Isabel
LILIAN By Arnold Bennett 1922
CONTENTS.
## PART I
The Girl Alone
Early Years
Advice to the Young Beauty
The Clubman
The Devotee
The Telephone
## PART II
The Suicide
The Malady
Shut
The Vizier
The Martyr
The Invitation
The Avowal
Philosophy of the Grey-Haired
## PART III
In the Hotel
The Big Yacht
The Casino
Chemin de fer
In the Hills
The Benefactress
The Doctor
Marriage
The Widow
The Wreath
## PART IV
The Return
Miss Grig
The Lieutenant
The New Employer
Layette
HOW TO LIVE ON TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY
by Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS PREFACE I THE DAILY MIRACLE II THE DESIRE TO EXCEED ONE'S PROGRAMME III PRECAUTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING IV THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE V TENNIS AND THE IMMORTAL SOUL VI REMEMBER HUMAN NATURE VII CONTROLLING THE MIND VIII THE REFLECTIVE MOOD IX INTEREST IN THE ARTS X NOTHING IN LIFE IS HUMDRUM XI SERIOUS READING XII DANGERS TO AVOID
THE GRAND BABYLON HÔTEL
By Arnold Bennett
T. Racksole & Daughter
CONTENTS
Chapter One. THE MILLIONAIRE AND THE WAITER
Chapter Two. HOW MR RACKSOLE OBTAINED HIS DINNER
Chapter Three. AT THREE A.M.
Chapter Four. ENTRANCE OF THE PRINCE
Chapter Five. WHAT OCCURRED TO REGINALD DIMMOCK
Chapter Six. IN THE GOLD ROOM
Chapter Seven. NELLA AND THE PRINCE
Chapter Eight. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE BARONESS
Chapter Nine. TWO WOMEN AND THE REVOLVER
Chapter Ten. AT SEA
Chapter Eleven. THE COURT PAWNBROKER
Chapter Twelve. ROCCO AND ROOM NO. 111
Chapter Thirteen. IN THE STATE BEDROOM
Chapter Fourteen. ROCCO ANSWERS SOME QUESTIONS
Chapter Fifteen. END OF THE YACHT ADVENTURE
Chapter Sixteen. THE WOMAN WITH THE RED HAT
Chapter Seventeen. THE RELEASE OF PRINCE EUGEN
Chapter Eighteen. IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Chapter Nineteen. ROYALTY AT THE GRAND BABYLON
Chapter Twenty. MR SAMPSON LEVI BIDS PRINCE EUGEN GOOD MORNING
Chapter Twenty-One. THE RETURN OF FÉLIX BABYLON
Chapter Twenty-Two. IN THE WINE CELLARS OF THE GRAND BABYLON
Chapter Twenty-Three. FURTHER EVENTS IN THE CELLAR
Chapter Twenty-Four. THE BOTTLE OF WINE
Chapter Twenty-Five. THE STEAM LAUNCH
Chapter Twenty-Six. THE NIGHT CHASE AND THE MUDLARK
Chapter Twenty-Seven. THE CONFESSION OF MR TOM JACKSON
Chapter Twenty-Eight. THE STATE BEDROOM ONCE MORE
Chapter Twenty-Nine. THEODORE IS CALLED TO THE RESCUE
Chapter Thirty. CONCLUSION
LITERARY TASTE How To Form It With Detailed Instructions For Collecting A Complete Library Of English Literature By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
## Chapter I — THE AIM
## Chapter II — YOUR PARTICULAR CASE
## Chapter III — WHY A CLASSIC IS A CLASSIC
## Chapter IV — WHERE TO BEGIN
## Chapter V — HOW TO READ A CLASSIC
## Chapter VI — THE QUESTION OF STYLE
## Chapter VII — WRESTLING WITH AN AUTHOR
## Chapter VIII — SYSTEM IN READING
## Chapter IX — VERSE
## Chapter X — BROAD COUNSELS
## Chapter XI — AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD I
## Chapter XII — AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD II
## Chapter XIII — AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD III
## Chapter XIV — MENTAL STOCKTAKING
THE GRIM SMILE OF THE FIVE TOWNS
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
The Lion's Share Baby's Bath The Silent Brothers The Nineteenth Hat Vera's First Christmas Adventure The Murder of the Mandarin Vera's Second Christmas Adventure The Burglary News of the Engagement Beginning the New Year From One Generation to Another The Death of Simon Fuge In a New Bottle
THE OLD WIVES’ TALE By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THIS EDITION
## BOOK I — MRS. BAINES
## CHAPTER I — THE SQUARE
## CHAPTER II — THE TOOTH
## CHAPTER III — A BATTLE
## CHAPTER IV — ELEPHANT
## CHAPTER V — THE TRAVELLER
## CHAPTER VI — ESCAPADE
## CHAPTER VII — A DEFEAT
## BOOK II — CONSTANCE
## CHAPTER I — REVOLUTION
## CHAPTER II — CHRISTMAS AND THE FUTURE
## CHAPTER III — CYRIL
## CHAPTER IV — CRIME
## CHAPTER V — ANOTHER CRIME
## CHAPTER VI — THE WIDOW
## CHAPTER VII — BRICKS AND MORTAR
## CHAPTER VIII — THE PROUDEST MOTHER
## BOOK III — SOPHIA
## CHAPTER I — THE ELOPEMENT
## CHAPTER II — SUPPER
## CHAPTER III — AN AMBITION SATISFIED
## CHAPTER IV — A CRISIS FOR GERALD
## CHAPTER V — FEVER
## CHAPTER VI — THE SIEGE
## CHAPTER VII — SUCCESS
## BOOK IV — WHAT LIFE IS
## CHAPTER I — FRENSHAM’S
## CHAPTER II — THE MEETING
## CHAPTER III — TOWARDS HOTEL LIFE
## CHAPTER IV — END OF SOPHIA
## CHAPTER V — END OF CONSTANCE
JOURNALISM FOR WOMEN A Practical Guide By E. A. Bennett Contents
The Secret Significance of Journalism Imperfections of the existing Woman-Journalist The Roads towards Journalism The Aspirant Style The Outside Contributor The Search for Copy The Art of Corresponding with an Editor Notes on the Leading Types of Papers "Woman's Sphere" in Journalism Conclusion
HILDA LESSWAYS By Arnold Bennett 1911 CONTENTS
## BOOK I
HER START IN LIFE
I AN EVENT IN MR. SKELLORN'S LIFE II THE END OF THE SCENE III MR. CANNON IV DOMESTICITY INVADED V MRS. LESSWAYS' SHREWDNESS VI VICTOR HUGO AND ISAAC PITMAN VII THE EDITORIAL SECRETARY VIII JANET ORGREAVE IX IN THE STREET X MISS GAILEY IN DECLENSION XI DISILLUSION XII THE TELEGRAM XIII HILDA'S WORLD XIV TO LONDON
## BOOK II
HER RECOVERY
I SIN II THE LITTLE ROOM III JOURNEY TO BLEAKRIDGE IV WITH THE ORGREAVES V EDWIN CLAYHANGER VI IN THE GARDEN VII THE NEXT MEETING
## BOOK III
HER BURDEN
I HILDA INDISPENSABLE II SARAH'S BENEFACTOR III AT BRIGHTON IV THE SEA
## BOOK IV
HER FALL
I THE GOING CONCERN II THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE III FLORRIE AGAIN
## BOOK V
HER DELIVERANCE
I LOUISA UNCONTROLLED II SOME SECRET HISTORY
## BOOK VI
HER PUNISHMENT
I EVENING AT BLEAKRIDGE II A RENDEZVOUS III AT THE WORKS IV THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON V THURSDAY AFTERNOON VI MISCHANCE
BURIED ALIVE A Tale of These Days BY ARNOLD BENNETT 1950 CONTENTS
I. THE PUCE DRESSING-GOWN
II. A PAIL
III. THE PHOTOGRAPH
IV. A SCOOP
V. ALICE ON HOTELS
VI. A PUTNEY MORNING
VII. THE CONFESSION
VIII. AN INVASION
IX. A GLOSSY MALE
X. THE SECRET
XI. AN ESCAPE
XII. ALICE'S PERFORMANCES
SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE A Novel In Three Episodes By Arnold Bennett 1905
CONTENTS
SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE
## PART I — IN THE NIGHT
I
II
III
IV
V
## PART II — THREE HUMAN HEARTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
## PART III — THE VICTORY
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
OVER THERE War Scenes on the Western Front By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
I The Zone Of Paris
II On The French Front
III Ruins
IV At Grips
V The British Lines
VI The Unique City
THE REGENT A Five Towns Story Of Adventure In London By Arnold Bennett 1913
CONTENTS
## PART I
## CHAPTER I
## CHAPTER II
## CHAPTER III
## CHAPTER IV
## CHAPTER V
## CHAPTER VI
## PART II
## CHAPTER VII
## CHAPTER VIII
## CHAPTER IX
## CHAPTER X
THE ROLL-CALL By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
## PART I
CHAP. I. THE NEW LODGING II. MARGUERITE III. THE CHARWOMAN IV. THE LUNCHEON V. THE TEA VI. THE DINNER VII. THE RUPTURE VIII. INSPIRATION IX. COMPETITION
## PART II
I. THE TRIUMPH II. THE ROLL-CALL III. IN THE MACHINE
[2] THE PRETTY LADY A Novel by
Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
## Chapter 1. THE PROMENADE
## Chapter 2. THE POWER
## Chapter 3. THE FLAT
## Chapter 4. CONFIDENCE
## Chapter 5. OSTEND
## Chapter 6. THE ALBANY
## Chapter 7. FOR THE EMPIRE
## Chapter 8. BOOTS
## Chapter 9. THE CLUB
## Chapter 10. THE MISSION
## Chapter 11. THE TELEGRAM
## Chapter 12. RENDEZVOUS
## Chapter 13. IN COMMITTEE
## Chapter 14. QUEEN
## Chapter 15. EVENING OUT
## Chapter 16 THE VIRGIN
## Chapter 17. SUNDAY AFTERNOON
## Chapter 18. THE MYSTIC
## Chapter 19. THE VISIT
## Chapter 20. MASCOT
## Chapter 21. THE LEAVE-TRAIN
[6] Chapter 22. GETTING ON WITH THE WAR
## Chapter 23. THE CALL
## Chapter 24. THE SOLDIER
## Chapter 25. THE RING
## Chapter 26. THE RETURN
## Chapter 27. THE CLYDE
## Chapter 28. SALOME
## Chapter 29. THE STREETS
## Chapter 30. THE CHILD'S ARM
## Chapter 31. "ROMANCE"
## Chapter 32. MRS. BRAIDING
## Chapter 33. THE ROOF
## Chapter 34. IN THE BOUDOIR
## Chapter 35. QUEEN DEAD
## Chapter 36. COLLAPSE
## Chapter 37. THE INVISIBLE POWERS
## Chapter 38. THE VICTORY
## Chapter 39. IDYLL
## Chapter 40. THE WINDOW
## Chapter 41. THE ENVOY
THE AUTHOR'S CRAFT By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
## PART I.
SEEING LIFE
## PART II.
WRITING NOVELS
## PART III.
WRITING PLAYS
## PART IV.
THE ARTIST AND THE PUBLIC
MR. PROHACK By Arnold Bennett CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I THE NEW POOR II FROM THE DEAD III THE LAW IV EVE'S HEADACHE V CHARLIE VI SISSIE VII THE SYMPATHETIC QUACK VIII SISSIE'S BUSINESS IX COLLISION X THE THEORY OF IDLENESS XI NEURASTHENIA CURED XII THE PRACTICE OF IDLENESS XIII FURTHER IDLENESS XIV END OF AN IDLE DAY XV THE HEAVY FATHER XVI TRANSFER OF MIMI XVII ROMANCE XVIII A HOMELESS NIGHT XIX THE RECEPTION XX THE SILENT TOWER XXI EVE'S MARTYRDOM XXII MR. PROHACK'S TRIUMPH XXIII THE YACHT
HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND by Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
## CHAPTER I
## CHAPTER II
## CHAPTER III
## CHAPTER IV
## CHAPTER V
## CHAPTER VI
## CHAPTER VII
## CHAPTER VIII
## CHAPTER IX
## CHAPTER X
## CHAPTER XI
## CHAPTER XII
## CHAPTER XIII
## CHAPTER XIV
## CHAPTER XV
## CHAPTER XVI
## CHAPTER XVII
## CHAPTER XVIII
## CHAPTER XIX
## CHAPTER XX
## CHAPTER XXI
## CHAPTER XXII
## CHAPTER XXIII
## CHAPTER XXIV
## CHAPTER XXV
## CHAPTER XXVI
## CHAPTER XXVII
THE HUMAN MACHINE By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
TAKING ONESELF FOR GRANTED AMATEURS IN THE ART OF LIVING THE BRAIN AS A GENTLEMAN-AT-LARGE THE FIRST PRACTICAL STEP HABIT-FORMING BY CONCENTRATION LORD OVER THE NODDLE WHAT 'LIVING' CHIEFLY IS THE DAILY FRICTION 'FIRE!' MISCHIEVOUSLY OVERWORKING IT AN INTERLUDE AN INTEREST IN LIFE SUCCESS AND FAILURE A MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT L.S.D. REASON, REASON!
THE PRICE OF LOVE A TALE By Arnold Bennett 1914 CONTENTS
## CHAPTER I.
MONEY IN THE HOUSE
## CHAPTER II.
LOUIS' DISCOVERY
## CHAPTER III.
THE FEAST
## CHAPTER IV.
IN THE NIGHT
## CHAPTER V.
NEWS OF THE NIGHT
## CHAPTER VI.
THEORIES OF THE THEFT
## CHAPTER VII.
THE CINEMA
## CHAPTER VIII.
END AND BEGINNING
## CHAPTER IX.
THE MARRIED WOMAN
## CHAPTER X.
THE CHASM
## CHAPTER XI.
JULIAN'S DOCUMENT
## CHAPTER XII.
RUNAWAY HORSES
## CHAPTER XIII.
DEAD-LOCK
## CHAPTER XIV.
THE MARKET
## CHAPTER XV.
THE CHANGED MAN
## CHAPTER XVI.
THE LETTER
## CHAPTER XVII.
IN THE MONASTERY
## CHAPTER XVIII.
MRS. TAMS'S STRANGE BEHAVIOUR
## CHAPTER XIX.
RACHEL AND MR. HORROCLEAVE
The Card Arnold Bennett CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. THE DANCE 7 II. THE WIDOW HULLINS'S HOUSE 27 III. THE PANTECHNICON 48 IV. WRECKING OF A LIFE 71 V. THE MERCANTILE MARINE 89 VI. HIS BURGLARY 112 VII. THE RESCUER OF DAMES 132 VIII. RAISING A WIGWAM 153 IX. THE GREAT NEWSPAPER WAR 177 X. HIS INFAMY 196 XI. IN THE ALPS 218 XII. THE SUPREME HONOUR 240
THE MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS AND OTHER STORIES By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
TRAGIC
THE MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS MIMI THE SUPREME ILLUSION THE LETTER AND THE LIE THE GLIMPSE
FROLIC
JOCK-AT-A-VENTURE THE HEROISM OF THOMAS CHADWICK UNDER THE CLOCK THREE EPISODES IN THE LIFE OF MR COWLISHAW, DENTIST CATCHING THE TRAIN THE WIDOW OF THE BALCONY THE CAT AND CUPID THE FORTUNE-TELLER THE LONG-LOST UNCLE THE TIGHT HAND WHY THE CLOCK STOPPED HOT POTATOES HALF-A-SOVEREIGN THE BLUE SUIT THE TIGER AND THE BABY THE REVOLVER AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
TALES OF THE FIVE TOWNS By Arnold Bennett CONTENTS
## PART I
AT HOME
HIS WORSHIP THE GOOSEDRIVER
THE ELIXIR OF YOUTH
MARY WITH THE HIGH HAND
THE DOG
A FEUD
PHANTOM
TIDDY-FOL-LOL
THE IDIOT
## PART II
ABROAD
THE HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY
THE SISTERS QITA
NOCTURNE AT THE MAJESTIC
CLARICE OF THE AUTUMN CONCERTS
A LETTER HOME
THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS WIFE By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS WIFE
I - ALL MEANS AND NO END
II - THE TASTE FOR PLEASURE
III - THE RISKS OF LIFE
IV - IN HER PLACE
LEONORA A NOVEL By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
II. MESHACH AND HANNAH
IV. AN INTIMACY
VI. COMIC OPERA
VIII. THE DANCE
X. IN THE GARDEN
XII. IN LONDON
LITERARY TASTE HOW TO FORM IT WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTING A COMPLETE LIBRARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE By Arnold Bennett
[pg v] CONTENTS
## CHAPTER I
THE AIM 1
## CHAPTER II
YOUR PARTICULAR CASE 9
## CHAPTER III
WHY A CLASSIC IS A CLASSIC 18
## CHAPTER IV
WHERE TO BEGIN 26 [pg vi]
## CHAPTER V
HOW TO READ A CLASSIC 34
## CHAPTER VI
THE QUESTION OF STYLE 43
## CHAPTER VII
WRESTLING WITH AN AUTHOR 59
## CHAPTER VIII
SYSTEM IN READING 68
## CHAPTER IX
VERSE 76
## CHAPTER X
BROAD COUNSELS 91 [pg vii]
## CHAPTER XI
AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD I 99
## CHAPTER XII
AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD II 108
## CHAPTER XIII
AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD III 114
## CHAPTER XIV
MENTAL STOCKTAKING 127
THE LION'S SHARE
By Arnold Bennett 1916 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. MISS INGATE, AND THE YACHT 2. THE THIEF’S PLAN WRECKED 3. THE LEGACY 4. MR. FOULGER 5. THE DEAD HAND 6. THE YOUNG WIDOW 7. THE CIGARETTE GIRL 8. EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD 9. LIFE IN PARIS 10. FANCY DRESS 11. A POLITICAL REFUGEE 12. WIDOWHOOD IN THE STUDIO 13. THE SWOON 14. MISS INGATE POINTS OUT THE DOOR 15. THE RIGHT BANK 16. ROBES 17. SOIRÉE 18. A DECISION 19. THE BOUDOIR 20. PAGET GARDENS 21. JANE 22. THE DETECTIVE 23. THE BLUE CITY 24. THE SPATTS 25. THE MUTE 26. NOCTURNE 27. IN THE GARDEN 28. ENCOUNTER 29. FLIGHT 30. ARIADNE 31. THE NOSTRUM 32. BY THE BINNACLE 33. AGUILAR’S DOUBLE LIFE 34. THE TANK-ROOM 35. THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN 36. IN THE DINGHY 37. AFLOAT 38. IN THE UNIVERSE 39. THE IMMINENT DRIVE 40. GENIUS AT BAY 41. FINANCIAL NEWS 42. INTERVAL 43. ENTR’ACTE 44. END OF THE CONCERT 45. STRANGE RESULT OF A QUARREL 46. AN EPILOGUE
THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND A CHRISTMAS BOOK BY ARNOLD BENNETT 1911 CONTENTS:
THE FACT THE REASON THE SOLSTICE AND GOODWILL THE APPOSITENESS OF CHRISTMAS DEFENCE OF FEASTING TO REVITALIZE THE FESTIVAL THE GIFT OF ONESELF THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND THE REACTION ON THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR
YOUR UNITED STATES
IMPRESSIONS OF A FIRST VISIT
By Arnold Bennett
Illustrated By Frank Craig 1912 CONTENTS
I. THE FIRST NIGHT II. STREETS III. THE CAPITOL AND OTHER SITES IV. SOME ORGANIZATIONS V. TRANSIT AND HOTELS VI. SPORT AND THE THEATER VII. EDUCATION AND ART VIII. CITIZENS
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE GLORY OF FIFTH AVENUE INSPIRES EVEN THOSE ON FOOT DISEMBARKING AT NEW YORK THE DOWN-TOWN BROADWAY OF CROWDED SKY-SCRAPERS BROADWAY ON ELECTION NIGHT A BUSY DAY ON THE CURB MARKET A WELL-KNOWN WALL STREET CHARACTER THE SKY-SCRAPERS OF LOWER NEW YORK AT NIGHT A WINTER MORNING IN LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO A RIVER-FRONT HARMONY IN BLACK AND WHITE—CHICAGO THE APPROACH TO THE CAPITOL ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ON THE STEPS OF THE PORTICO—THE CAPITOL UNDER THE GREAT DOME OF THE CAPITOL THE PROMENADE—CITY POINT, BOSTON THE BOSTON YACHT CLUB—OVERLOOKING THE HARBOR AT MORN POURING CONFIDENCES INTO HER TELEPHONE LUNCHEON IN A DOWN-TOWN CLUB A YOUNG WOMAN WAS JUST FINISHING A FLORID SONG ABSORBED IN THAT WONDROUS SATISFYING HOBBY IN THE PARLOR-CAR BREAKFAST EN ROUTE IN THE SUBWAY ONE ENCOUNTERS AN INSISTENT, HURRYING STREAM THE STRAP-HANGERS THE PASSENGERS ON THE ELEVATED AT NIGHT ARE ODDLY ASSORTED THE RESTAURANT OF A GREAT HOTEL IS BUT ONE FEATURE OF ITS SPLENDOR THE HORSE-SHOWS ARE WONDROUS DISPLAYS OF FASHION THE SENSE OF A MIGHTY AND CULMINATING EVENT SHARPENED THE AIR THE VICTORS LEAVING THE FIELD UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS—UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MITCHELL TOWER AND HUTCHINSON COMMONS—UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PART OF THE DAILY ROUND OF THE INDOMITABLE NEW YORK WOMAN THE ASTOUNDING POPULOUSNESS OF THE EAST SIDE
HUGO A FANTASIA ON MODERN THEMES By Arnold Bennett CONTENTS
## PART I
THE SEALED ROOMS I. THE DOME II. THE ESTABLISHMENT III. HUGO EXPLAINS HIMSELF IV. CAMILLA V. A STORY AND A DISAPPEARANCE VI. A LAPSE FROM AN IDEAL VII. POSSIBLE ESCAPE OF SECRETS VIII. ORANGE-BLOSSOM IX. 'WHICH?' X. THE COFFIN
## PART II
THE PHONOGRAPH XI. SALE XII. SAFE DEPOSIT XIII. MR. GALPIN XIV. TEA XV. RAVENGAR IN CAPTIVITY XVI. BURGLARS XVII. POLYCARP AND HAWKE'S MAN XVIII. HUSBAND AND WIFE XIX. WHAT THE PHONOGRAPH SAID
## PART III
THE TOMB XX. 'ARE YOU THERE?' XXI. SUICIDE XXII. DARCY XXIII. FIRST TRIUMPH OF SIMON XXIV. THE LODGING-HOUSE XXV. CHLOROFORM XXVI. SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON XXVII. THE CEMETERY XXVIII. BEAUTY
BOOKS AND PERSONS BEING COMMENTS ON A PAST EPOCH 1908-1911 By Arnold Bennett CONTENTS PREFATORY NOTE 1908 WILFRED WHITTEN'S PROSE UGLINESS IN FICTION LETTERS OF QUEEN VICTORIA FRENCH PUBLISHERS WORDSWORTH'S SINGLE LINES NOVELISTS AND AGENTS THE NOVEL OF THE SEASON GERMAN EXPANSION THE BOOK-BUYER JOSEPH CONRAD & THE ATHENÆUM THE PROFESSORS MRS. HUMPHRY WARD'S HEROINES W.W. JACOBS AND ARISTOPHANES KENNETH GRAHAME ANATOLE FRANCE INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY MALLARMÉ, BAZIN, SWINBURNE THE RUINED SEASON 1909 ECCE HOMO HENRY OSPOVAT FRENCH AND BRITISH ACADEMIES POE AND THE SHORT STORY MIDDLE-CLASS THE POTENTIAL PUBLIC H.G. WELLS TCHEHKOFF THE SURREY LABOURER SWINBURNE THE SEVENPENNIES MEREDITH ST. JOHN HANKIN UNCLEAN BOOKS LOVE POETRY TROLLOPE'S METHODS CHESTERTON AND LUCAS OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF POETRY ARTISTS AND CRITICS RUDYARD KIPLING CENSORSHIP BY THE LIBRARIES 1910 CENSORSHIP BY THE LIBRARIES BRIEUX C.E. MONTAGUE PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS TOURGENIEV AND DOSTOIEVSKY JOHN GALSWORTHY SUPPRESSIONS IN "DE PROFUNDIS" HOLIDAY READING THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF LETTERS UNFINISHED PERUSALS MR. A.C. BENSON THE LITERARY PERIODICAL THE LENGTH OF NOVELS ARTISTS AND MONEY HENRI BECQUE HENRY JAMES ENGLISH LITERARY CRITICISM MRS. ELINOR GLYN W.H. HUDSON NEO-IMPRESSIONISM AND LITERATURE 1911 BOOKS OF THE YEAR "THE NEW MACHIAVELLI" SUCCESS IN JOURNALISM MARGUERITE AUDOUX JOHN MASEFIELD LECTURES AND STATE PERFORMANCES A PLAY OF TCHEHKOFF'S SEA AND SLAUGHTER A BOOK IN A RAILWAY ACCIDENT "FICTION" AND "LITERATURE"
INDEX
THE GHOST A Modern Fantasy
By Arnold Bennett 1911 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE
I. My Splendid Cousin 1 II. At The Opera 15 III. The Cry of Alresca 37 IV. Rosa's Summons 53 V. The Dagger and the Man 69 VI. Alresca's Fate 97 VII. The Vigil by the Bier 122 VIII. The Message 134 IX. The Train 150 X. The Steamer 172 XI. A Chat with Rosa 196 XII. Egg-and-milk 210 XIII. The Portrait 224 XIV. The Villa 237 XV. The Sheath of the Dagger 249 XVI. The Thing in the Chair 260 XVII. The Menace 273 XVIII. The Struggle 286 XIX. The Intercession 298
MENTAL EFFICIENCY AND OTHER HINTS TO MEN AND WOMEN By Arnold Bennett 1911 CONTENTS
Page I. Mental Efficiency 7 The Appeal 7 The Replies 13 The Cure 19 Mental Calisthenics 24 II. Expressing One's Individuality 32 III. Breaking with the Past 39 IV. Settling Down in Life 45 V. Marriage 53 The Duty of It 53 The Adventure of It 59 The Two Ways of It 65 VI. Books 72 The Physical Side 72 The Philosophy of Book Buying 78 VII. Success 84 Candid Remarks 84 The Successful and the Unsuccessful 91 The Inwardness of Success 97 VIII. The Petty Artificialities 104 IX. The Secret of Content 112
A GREAT MAN A FROLIC By Arnold Bennett 1904 CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. HIS BIRTH II. TOM III. HIS CHRISTENING IV. AGED TWELVE V. MARRONS GLACÉS VI. A CALAMITY FOR THE SCHOOL VII. CONTAGIOUS VIII. CREATIVE IX. SPRING ONIONS X. MARK SNYDER XI. SATIN XII. HIS FAME XIII. A LION IN HIS LAIR XIV. HER NAME WAS GERALDINE XV. HIS TERRIBLE QUANDARY XVI. DURING THE TEA-MEETING XVII. A NOVELIST IN A BOX [Pg viii] XVIII. HIS JACK-HORNERISM XIX. HE JUSTIFIES HIS FATHER XX. PRESS AND PUBLIC XXI. PLAYING THE NEW GAME XXII. HE LEARNS MORE ABOUT WOMEN XXIII. SEPARATION XXIV. COSETTE XXV. THE RAKE'S PROGRESS XXVI. THE NEW LIFE XXVII. HE IS NOT NERVOUS XXVIII. HE SHORTENS HIS NAME XXIX. THE PRESIDENT
ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS By Arnold Bennett CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE KINDLING OF LOVE II. THE MISER'S DAUGHTER III. THE BIRTHDAY IV. A VISIT V. THE REVIVAL VI. WILLIE VII. THE SEWING MEETING VIII. ON THE BANK IX. THE TREAT X. THE ISLE XI. THE DOWNFALL XII. AT THE PRIORY XIII. THE BAZAAR XIV. END OF A SIMPLE SOUL
FROM THE LOG OF THE VELSA By Arnold Bennett Pictures By E. A. Rickards And A Frontispiece By The Author 1914 CONTENTS
FROM THE LOG OF THE VELSA
## PART I HOLLAND
## CHAPTER I—VOYAGING ON THE CANALS
## CHAPTER II—DUTCH LEISURE
## CHAPTER III—DUTCH WORK
## CHAPTER IV—THE ZUYDER ZEE
## CHAPTER V—SOME TOWNS
## CHAPTER VI—MUSEUMS
## PART II—THE BALTIC
## CHAPTER VII—THE YACHT I LOST
## CHAPTER VIII—BALTIC COMMUNITIES
## CHAPTER IX—A day’s SAIL
## PART III COPENHAGEN
## CHAPTER X—THE DANISH CAPITAL
## CHAPTER XI—CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS
## CHAPTER XII—ARISTOCRACY AND ART
## CHAPTER XIII—THE RETURN
## PART IV—ON THE FRENCH AND FLEMISH COAST
## CHAPTER XIV—FOLKESTONE TO BOULOGNE
## CHAPTER XV—TO BELGIUM
## CHAPTER XVI—BRUGES
## PART V—EAST ANGLIAN ESTUARIES
## CHAPTER XVII EAST ANGLIA
## CHAPTER XVIII—IN SUFFOLK
## CHAPTER XIX—THE INCOMPARABLE BLACKWATER
TERESA OF WATLING STREET A Fantasia On Modern Themes By Arnold Bennett With Eight Illustrations By Frank Gillett 1904 CONTENTS
TERESA OF WATLING STREET
## CHAPTER I—THE BANK
## CHAPTER II—THE CIRCUS
## CHAPTER III—CHINK OF COINS
## CHAPTER IV—MR. PUDDEPHATT
## CHAPTER V—FIRE
## CHAPTER VI—THE DESIRE FOR SILVER
## CHAPTER VII—NOLAN
## CHAPTER VIII—THE PEER’S ADVICE
## CHAPTER IX—A VISIT
## CHAPTER X—MONEY-MAKING
## CHAPTER XI—END OF THE NIGHT
## CHAPTER XII—THE NAPOLEON
## CHAPTER XIII—THE VASE
## CHAPTER XIV—FEATHERSTONE’S RECITAL
## CHAPTER XV—ARRIVAL OF SIMON
## CHAPTER XVI—THE INTERVIEW
## CHAPTER XVII—THE CLOSE
THE CITY OF PLEASURE A Fantasia on Modern Themes By Arnold Bennett 1907
CONTENTS
THE CITY OF PLEASURE
## PART I—CARPENTARIA
## CHAPTER I—Over the City
## CHAPTER II—Interviewed
## CHAPTER III—Inspiration
## CHAPTER IV—Mrs. Ilam
## CHAPTER V—The Band
## CHAPTER VI—The Black Burden
## CHAPTER VII—The Cut
## CHAPTER VIII—Disappearance of Juliette
## CHAPTER IX—The Dead Dog
## CHAPTER X—A Pinch of Snuff
## CHAPTER XI—The Return to Life
## CHAPTER XII—On the Wheel
## CHAPTER XIII—Performances of Mr. Jetsam
## PART II—THE TWINS
## CHAPTER XIV—Entry of the Twins
## CHAPTER XV—Proposal of Josephus
## CHAPTER XVI—The Box
## CHAPTER XVII—The Man on the Balcony
## CHAPTER XVIII—An Arrangement for a Marriage
## CHAPTER XIX—The Heart of the City
## CHAPTER XX—What Jetsam Wanted
## CHAPTER XXI—Interrupting a Concert
## CHAPTER XXII—Carpentaria as Detective
## CHAPTER XXIII—The Talk in the Garden
## PART III—JETSAM
## CHAPTER XXIV—The Boat
## CHAPTER XXV—-A Wholesale Departure
## CHAPTER XXVI—The Empty Bedroom
## CHAPTER XXVII—The Photograph
## CHAPTER XXVIII—The Dead March
## CHAPTER XXIX—Mr. Jetsam’s Recital
## CHAPTER XXX—The Words of Mrs. Ilam
## CHAPTER XXXI—Unison
PARIS NIGHTS And Other Impressions of Places and People By Arnold Bennett MCMXIII
CONTENTS
PARIS NIGHTS—1910
I—ARTISTIC EVENING
II—THE VARIÉTIÉS
III—EVENING WITH EXILES
IV—BOURGEOIS
V—CAUSE CÉLÈBRE
VI—RUSSIAN IMPERIAL BALLET AT THE OPERA
LIFE IN LONDON—1911
I—THE RESTAURANT
II—BY THE RIVER
III—THE CLUB
IV—THE CIRCUS
V—THE BANQUET
VI—ONE OF THE CROWD
ITALY—1910
I—NIGHT AND MORNING IN FLORENCE
II—THE SEVENTH OF MAY, 1910
III—MORE ITALIAN OPERA
THE RIVIERA—1907
I—THE HÔTEL TRISTE
II—WAR!
III-“MONTE”
IV—A DIVERSION AT SAN REMO
FONTAINEBLEAU—1904-1909
I—FIRST JOURNEY INTO THE FOREST
II—SECOND JOURNEY INTO THE FOREST
III—THE CASTLE GARDENS
IV—AN ITINERARY
SWITZERLAND—1909-1911
I—THE HOTEL ON THE LANDSCAPE
II—THE EGOIST
III—THE BLAND WANDERER
IV—ON A MOUNTAIN
ENGLAND AGAIN—1907
I—THE GATE OF THE EMPIRE
II—AN ESTABLISHMENT
III—AMUSEMENTS
IV—MANCHESTER
V—LONDON
VI—INDUSTRY
THE MIDLANDS—1910-1911
I—THE HANBRIDGE EMPIRE
II—THE MYSTERIOUS PEOPLE
III—FIRST VOYAGE TO THE ISLE OF MAN
IV—THE ISLAND BOARDING-HOUSE
V—TEN HOURS AT BLACKPOOL
THE BRITISH HOME—1908
I—AN EVENING AT THE SMITHS’
II—THE GREAT MANNERS QUESTION
III—SPENDING-AND GETTING VALUE
IV—THE PARENTS
V—HAMIT’S POINT OF VIEW
VI—THE FUTURE
STREETS ROADS AND TRAINS—1907-1909
I—IN WATLING STREET
II—STREET TALKING
III—ON THE ROAD
IV—A TRAIN
V—ANOTHER TRAIN