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Arnold Bennett was an English novelist and journalist, and though he was criticized in his time by contemporaries like Virginia Woolf, his works have had a rebirth of sorts in the 21st century.

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.

Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 - 27 March 1931) was an English author, best known as a novelist. He was a prolific writer: between the start of his career in 1898 and his death he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays (some in collaboration with other... Read Full Overview

The Card is a short comic novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911. It chronicles the rise of Edward Henry ("Denry") Machin from washerwoman's son to Mayor of Bursley (a fictitious town based on Burslem). This is accomplished through luck, initiative and a fair bit of chutzpah... Read Full Overview

One of fiction's greatest chancers - the story of Denry Machin and his unceasing, ingenious efforts to become a great man

The novel charts the rise and rise of Edward Henry (Denry) Machin from the day he cheated to get into the local grammar school until he becomes the youngest mayor of his town in the Potteries. On the way he becomes involved in several amusing and audacious schemes which earns... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

When Edward Henry Machin first saw the smoke on May 27, 1867-the very day of Bennett's own birth. At age 12, Denry begins his career by altering his marks in a test sufficiently to earn him a scholarship to grammar school. At 16, he leaves school to work for Mr Duncalf, the town... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1911, The Card: A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns captures the essence of Denry's captivating journey from altering test scores to securing a scholarship, to daring exploits at an exclusive ball, and even a profitable venture with a lifeboat following... Read Full Overview

This is a delightful story about a young man in early-twentieth-century England who raises himself up by his shirttails (and some luck). Denry is a bit hapless and clumsy as a young man, but he has flashes of genius when in a bind. His goal is to make money and to rise in... Read Full Overview

This is a delightful story about a young man in early-twentieth-century England who raises himself up by his shirttails (and some luck). Denry is a bit hapless and clumsy as a young man, but he has flashes of genius when in a bind. His goal is to make money and to rise in... Read Full Overview

This is the humorous tale of Edward Henry Machin (his mother "saved a certain amount of time each day by addressing her son as Denry"), set in a small industrial town at the start of the 20th century.

Denry is an impulsive, opportunistic and occasionally lucky... Read Full Overview

This is the humorous tale of Edward Henry Machin (his mother "saved a certain amount of time each day by addressing her son as Denry"), set in a small industrial town at the start of the 20th century.

Denry is an impulsive, opportunistic and occasionally lucky... Read Full Overview

The Card, A Story of Adventure in Five Towns