Arnold Bennett: 362 books

This early (1910) self-improvement book lays out a program by which workers with limited free time can effectively manage their off-hours to better themselves and lead richer, more fulfilling lives. Aimed at helping people to “really live” as opposed to merely existing, Bennett’s advice remains fresh and relevant today.

Constance and Sophia Baines are two very different sisters. The book follows their lives from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age. Considered one of Bennett's finest works. It covers a period of about 70 years.

Like several of Bennett’s works, Price of Love (1914), is set in “Five Towns.” It is the story of Rachel Fleckring and the Maldon family, for whom Rachel works as a maid to the elderly Mrs. Maldon. Rachel falls foolishly in love with Mrs. Maldon’s nephew, the charming Louis Fores, only to discover the high price she has to pay for that affection. 

Books and Persons was previously published as articles under Bennett's pseudonym, Jacob Tonson in the magazine The New Age. He wrote these essays in Paris, London, Switzerland and the Forest of Fontainebleau, covering such topics as "Ugliness in Fiction," "The Novel of the Season," "German Expansion," and "Joseph Conrad."

A Great Man (1904), which Bennett subtitled “A Frolic,” gives his humorous talent full rein. The novel is a hilarious character study of Henry Shakespeare Knight from his humble beginnings to his assent to the pinnacle of fame as a popular writer. 

Originally published in 1912, this collection of short stories is set in the “Five Towns” which refers to the industrial district in the English Midlands where Bennett was born. The volume contains “The Dog,” “The Elixir of Youth,” “Baby's Bath,” “Jock-at-a-Venture,” “The Death...

"How to Become an Author" is an instructional book on writing by Bennett. The author gives advice on how to build a literary career and form your own style. Contents: The Literary Career The Formation of Style Journalism Short Stories Sensational and Other Serials The Novel Non-fictional Writing The...

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At the beginning a misconception must be removed from the path. Many people, if not most, look on literary taste as an elegant accomplishment, by acquiring which they will complete themselves, and make themselves finally fit as members of a correct society. They are secretly ashamed of their ignorance...

This preface, though placed at the beginning, as a preface must be, should be read at the end of the book.