The Card
A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
$32.70
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2016
Summary
One of fiction’s greatest chancers - the story of Denry Machin and his unceasing, ingenious efforts to become a great man.
Set in the raw, Victorian world of the ‘Five Towns’, The Card tells the extremely funny and tangled story of Denry Machin’s rise from mediocrity to fame through a series of ludicrous and yet perversely successful schemes. He dances, pleads, cheats and inspires his way through life in a series of set-pieces which wonderfully evoke a now long-gone world of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241255544 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241255546 |
| Author: | Arnold Bennett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
You Can Find This Book In
About The Author
Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was one of the most versatile, ambitious and successful British novelists of the early 20th century. His novels and short stories both celebrate and deplore a rapidly changing Britain. Much of his greatest work is set where he grew up, in the Potteries of the West Midlands. Inspired by Zola and Maupassant, he realized that this world of brutal industrial work and rapid social change, religious severity and material temptation, was the perfect backdrop for everything from comedy to tragedy. He died of typhoid.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.