Arnold Bennett

Enoch Arnold Bennett (May 27, 1867-March 27, 1931) was a British novelist.

Work

His most famous works are the Clayhanger trilogy and The Old Wives' Tale.

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Clayhanger - The Old Wives' Tale

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His novel "Buried Alive" was made into the 1912 movie "The Great Adventure" and several his books have been made into films and television mini-series over the years.

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Bennett believed in ordinary people. His style reminds one of Maupassant, one of the French writers on whom he modeled himself. Bennett made simple things and ordinary people interesting.

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He has also documented the daily life in the Potteries as well as anyone could have done. In his novel, the Potteries are referred to as "the Five Towns"; Bennett felt that the name was more euphonious than "the Six Towns" so Fenton was forgotten. The real towns and their Bennett counterparts are:

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The Six Towns of Stoke-on-TrentBennett's Five Towns

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TunstallTurnhill

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BurslemBursley

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HanleyHanbridge

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StokeKnype

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FentonThe 'forgotten town'

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LongtonLongshaw

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