INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF

ARNOLD BENNETT

Compiled by David Widger

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##  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

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THESE TWAIN

BY ARNOLD BENNETT

1915

CONTENTS

BOOK I

THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE

CHAPTER

1. THE HOUSE

2. HILDA ON THE STAIRS

3. ATTACK AND REPULSE

4. THE WORD

5. TERTIUS INGPEN

6. HUSBAND AND WIFE

7. THE TRUCE

8. THE FAMILY AT HOME

9. THE WEEK-END

10. THE ORGREAVE CALAMITY

BOOK II

THE PAST

1. LITHOGRAPHY

2. DARTMOOR

3. THE DEPARTURE

4. TAVY MANSION

5. THE PRISON

6. THE GHOST

BOOK III

EQUILIBRIUM

1. GEORGE'S EYES

2. AUNTIE HAMPS SENTENCED

3. DEATH AND BURIAL

4. THE DISCOVERY

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THE DEEDS OF DENRY THE AUDACIOUS

By Arnold Bennett

1910

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

1. The Dance

2. The Widow Hullins's House

3. The Pantechnicon

4. Wrecking of a Life

5. The Mercantile Marine

6. His Burglary

7. The Rescuer of Dames

8. Raising a Wigwam

9. The Great Newspaper War

10. His Infamy

11. In the Alps

12. The Supreme Honour

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THE OLD ADAM

A STORY OF ADVENTURE

By Arnold Bennett

1913

CONTENTS

PART I

CHAPTER

1. Dog-Bite

2. The Bank-Note

3. Wilkins's

4. Entry Into The Theatrical World

5. Mr. Sachs Talks

6. Lord Woldo And Lady Woldo

PART II

1. Corner-stone

2. Dealing with Elsie

3. The First Night

4. Isabel

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LILIAN

By Arnold Bennett

1922

CONTENTS

PART I

1. The Girl Alone

2. Early Years

3. Advice to the Young Beauty

4. The Clubman

5. The Devotee

6. The Telephone

PART II

1. The Suicide

2. The Malady

3. Shut

4. The Vizier

5. The Martyr

6. The Invitation

7. The Avowal

8. Philosophy of the Grey-Haired

PART III

1. In the Hotel

2. The Big Yacht

3. The Casino

4. Chemin de fer

5. In the Hills

6. The Benefactress

7. The Doctor

8. Marriage

9. The Widow

10. The Wreath

PART IV

1. The Return

2. Miss Grig

3. The Lieutenant

4. The New Employer

5. Layette

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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

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THE GRAND BABYLON HÔTEL

By Arnold Bennett

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

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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

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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

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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

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JOURNALISM FOR WOMEN

A Practical Guide

By E. A. Bennett

CONTENTS

1. The Secret Significance of Journalism
2. Imperfections of the existing Woman-Journalist
3. The Roads towards Journalism
4. The Aspirant
5. Style
6. The Outside Contributor
7. The Search for Copy
8. The Art of Corresponding with an Editor
9. Notes on the Leading Types of Papers
10. "Woman's Sphere" in Journalism
11. Conclusion

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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

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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

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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

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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

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THE REGENT

A Five Towns Story Of Adventure In London

By Arnold Bennett

1913

CONTENTS

PART I

CHAPTER I -- DOG-BITE
CHAPTER II -- THE BANK-NOTE
CHAPTER III -- WILKINS'S
CHAPTER IV -- ENTRY INTO THE THEATRICAL WORLD
CHAPTER V -- MR SACHS TALKS
CHAPTER VI -- LORD WOLDO AND LADY WOLDO


PART II

CHAPTER VII -- CORNER-STONE
CHAPTER VIII -- DEALING WITH ELSIE
CHAPTER IX -- THE FIRST NIGHT
CHAPTER X -- ISABEL

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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

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THE PRETTY LADY

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

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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

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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

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HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND

By Arnold Bennett

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I -- BEGINNING OF THE IDYLL
CHAPTER II -- AN AFFAIR OF THE SEVENTIES
CHAPTER III -- MARRYING OFF A MOTHER
CHAPTER IV -- INVITATION TO TEA
CHAPTER V -- A SALUTATION
CHAPTER VI -- MRS. BUTT'S DEPARTURE
CHAPTER VII -- THE NEW COOK
CHAPTER VIII -- OMELETTE
CHAPTER IX -- A GREAT CHANGE
CHAPTER X -- A CALL
CHAPTER XI -- ANOTHER CALL
CHAPTER XII -- BREAKFAST
CHAPTER XIII -- THE WORLD
CHAPTER XIV -- SONG, SCENE AND DANCE
CHAPTER XV -- THE GIFT
CHAPTER XVI -- THE HALL AND ITS RESULT
CHAPTER XVII -- DESCENDANTS OF MACHIAVELLI
CHAPTER XVIII -- CHICANE
CHAPTER XIX -- THE TOSSING
CHAPTER XX -- THE FLITTING
CHAPTER XXI -- SHIP AND OCEAN
CHAPTER XXII -- CONFESSIONAL
CHAPTER XXIII -- NOCTURNAL
CHAPTER XXIV -- SEEING A LADY HOME
CHAPTER XXV -- GIRLISH CONFIDENCES
CHAPTER XXVI -- THE CONCERT
CHAPTER XXVII -- UNKNOTTING AND KNOTTING

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THE HUMAN MACHINE

By Arnold Bennett

CONTENTS

1. TAKING ONESELF FOR GRANTED
2. AMATEURS IN THE ART OF LIVING
3. THE BRAIN AS A GENTLEMAN-AT-LARGE
4. THE FIRST PRACTICAL STEP
5. HABIT-FORMING BY CONCENTRATION
6. LORD OVER THE NODDLE
7. WHAT 'LIVING' CHIEFLY IS
8. THE DAILY FRICTION
9. 'FIRE!'
10. MISCHIEVOUSLY OVERWORKING IT
11. AN INTERLUDE
12. AN INTEREST IN LIFE
13. SUCCESS AND FAILURE
14. A MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT
15. L.S.D.
16. REASON, REASON!

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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

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THE CARD

By 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

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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

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TALES OF THE FIVE TOWNS

By Arnold Bennett

CONTENTS