A sympathetic collection of stories about the pride, pretensions, and snobbery of life in the Potteries, the small towns of northern England's manufacturing district, with their Methodists, manufacturers, and artisans. Includes "The Death of Simon Fuge," one of the finest short stories ever written in the English language. Arnold Bennett, a versatile and prolific writer who was one of the luminaries of the London literary scene during the early twentieth century, grew up in the environs of Hanley, Staffordshire, one of the Midlands pottery towns that later served as a backdrop for many of his celebrated novels and stories. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.
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tales of the unexpected,
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Immensely readable short stories with a twist. I loved the 4 linked stories of the acquisitive Vera, always overspending her allowance and trying to find a solution. Also the tale of poor Horace who feels himself to blame for his stepbrother's alleged illness so that he is forever overcompensating and being taken advantage of. Not forgetting the 'burglary' story, where local dignitary Sir Jehoshaphat, having been awarded an immensely unflattering portrait of himself arranges to have it stolen...Very enjoyable
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Five Towns, Simon Fuge, Sir Jee, William Smith, Lady Dain, Miss Annie Brett, Uncle Dan, British Museum, New York, Wedgwood Institution, Annie Emery, Countess of Chell, Miss Brett, Sir Jehoshaphat, Sneyd Castle, Christmas Eve, Miss Emery, Staffordshire Signal, Toby Hall, Trafalgar Road, Charlie Woodruff, Child Row, Ham Lake, Miss Callear, Sinfonia Domestica New!
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Five Towns, Simon Fuge, Sir Jee, William Smith, Lady Dain, Miss Annie Brett, Uncle Dan, British Museum, New York, Wedgwood Institution, Annie Emery, Countess of Chell, Miss Brett, Sir Jehoshaphat, Sneyd Castle, Christmas Eve, Miss Emery, Staffordshire Signal, Toby Hall, Trafalgar Road, Charlie Woodruff, Child Row, Ham Lake, Miss Callear, Sinfonia Domestica New!
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