The Grim Smile of the Five Towns

by Arnold Bennett

Paperback, 1985

Status

Available

Call number

823.912

Publication

Penguin (Non-Classics) (1985), Paperback, 192 pages

Description

Classic Literature. Fiction. Short Stories. HTML: British author Arnold Bennett returns to his native stomping grounds�??the Potteries district of England's West Midlands region�??with this collection of insightful, darkly witty stories about the denizens of the fictionalized "Five Towns." From love gone wrong to mischief and misadventure, these sharply drawn tales run the gamut

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immensely readable short stories with a twist. I loved the four 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 over

compensating and being taken advantage of. Not forgetting 'the burglary' in which local dignitary Sir Jehoshaphat, having been awarded an extremely unflattering portrait of himself arranges to have it stolen...very enjoyable

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