Arnold Bennett: A Biography
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Few figures in early twentieth-century British literature are as fascinating and as misunderstood as Arnold Bennett — a man who rose from the Potteries of Staffordshire to become one of the most celebrated and commercially successful novelists of his age. Margaret Drabble's authoritative biography chronicles Bennett's remarkable life with precision and empathy, tracing his journey from provincial obscurity to literary prominence, his years in Paris, his prolific output of novels, journalism, and theatre, and the complex personal relationships that shaped his art and ambition. Drabble brings the same acute social intelligence that distinguishes her own fiction to bear on her subject, illuminating the tensions between Bennett's working-class origins and his hard-won cosmopolitan identity. The biography situates him firmly within the Edwardian literary landscape alongside H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw, arguing for a reassessment of a writer too often dismissed by the modernist establishment. Readers who think they know Bennett — or who have never encountered him at all — will find this portrait an irresistible invitation to reconsider one of England's most underrated literary giants.
Author: Margaret Drabble
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few figures in early twentieth-century British literature are as fascinating and as misunderstood as Arnold Bennett — a man who rose from the Potteries of Staffordshire to become one of the most celebrated and commercially successful novelists of his age. Margaret Drabble's authoritative biography chronicles Bennett's remarkable life with precision and empathy, tracing his journey from provincial obscurity to literary prominence, his years in Paris, his prolific output of novels, journalism, and theatre, and the complex personal relationships that shaped his art and ambition. Drabble brings the same acute social intelligence that distinguishes her own fiction to bear on her subject, illuminating the tensions between Bennett's working-class origins and his hard-won cosmopolitan identity. The biography situates him firmly within the Edwardian literary landscape alongside H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw, arguing for a reassessment of a writer too often dismissed by the modernist establishment. Readers who think they know Bennett — or who have never encountered him at all — will find this portrait an irresistible invitation to reconsider one of England's most underrated literary giants.