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28 de ago. de 2020 · The Grim Smile of the Five Towns (1907) is the second major collection of stories written by Arnold Bennett. (The first is Tales Of The Five Towns, 1905, available at Librivox.).The five towns of the title are the conurbation of Stoke-on-Trent in which much of the writer's best work is set.
The Grim Smile of the Five Towns. Hardcover – 1 Oct. 2008. In the Five Towns the following history is related by those who know it as something side-splittingly funny-as one of the best jokes that ever occurred in a district devoted to jokes. And I, too, have hitherto regarded it as such.
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The Grim Smile of the Five Towns. by Arnold Bennett. 3.86 · 128 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1907 · -165 editions. The book has no illustrations or index.
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.
She was wearing white roses. There could be no mistake as to that. There were about a hundred and fifty-five white roses in the garden of her hat. What a thrill ran through John's heart! He had won Annie, and he had won the fortune. Yes, he would give Robert the odd five thousand pounds.
12 de mai. de 2012 · The Grim Smile of the Five Towns - Kindle edition by Bennett, Arnold. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Grim Smile of the Five Towns.
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Arnold Bennett (1907) Country of origin: UK Available texts by the same author here News of the Engagement My mother never came to meet me at Bursley station when I arrived in the Five Towns from London; much less did she come as far as Knype station, which is the great traffic centre of the district, the point at which one changes from the express into the local train.
