The Five Towns Series

11 primary works • 11 total works
Series inspired by Arnold Bennett's birthplace Staffordshire Potteries (known as The Six Towns). The area has since become the city Stoke-on-Trent.

Book 1

A Man from the North
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3.56 · 140 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1898 · 93 editions

Famous British writer Arnold Bennett's novel 'A Ma…

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    Book 2

    Anna of the Five Towns
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    3.68     · 1846 Ratings · 213 Reviews · published 1902 · 292 editions
    Anna of the Five Towns (1902) depicts the severe e…

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    Book 3

    Tales of the Five Towns
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    3.64     · 121 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1905 · 133 editions
    ...towards Moorthorne, and she had deliciously agr…

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    Book 4

    The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
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    3.88     · 138 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1907 · 111 editions
    Thirteen stories describe the experiences of Vera …

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    Book 5

    The Old Wives' Tale
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    3.85     · 4788 Ratings · 388 Reviews · published 1908 · 3 editions
    H.G. Wells described The Old Wives' Tale as "by fa…

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    Book 6

    Clayhanger
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    4.00     · 528 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 1910 · 96 editions
    A novel about a boy growing to manhood in the last…

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    Book 7

    The Card
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    3.88     · 744 Ratings · 100 Reviews · published 1911 · 256 editions
    Enoch Arnold Bennett was a British novelist.His mo…

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    Book 8

    Hilda Lessways
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    3.91     · 255 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1911 · 209 editions
    This work has been selected by scholars as being c…

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    Book 9

    The Matador of the Five Towns
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    3.54     · 67 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1912 · 137 editions
    'The Matador of the Five Towns' is a collection of…

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    Book 10

    These Twain
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    4.01     · 176 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1915 · 113 editions
    The third in a trilogy of books following Edwin Cl…

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    Book 11

    Roll Call
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    3.78     · 80 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 139 editions
    The Large Print by Arnold Bennett Follows the care…

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