1910
1911
THE GHOST
A Modern Fantasy
By Arnold Bennett
1911
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | ||
| I. | My Splendid Cousin | 1 | |
| II. | At The Opera | 15 | |
| III. | The Cry of Alresca | 37 | |
| IV. | Rosa's Summons | 53 | |
| V. | The Dagger and the Man | 69 | |
| VI. | Alresca's Fate | 97 | |
| VII. | The Vigil by the Bier | 122 | |
| VIII. | The Message | 134 | |
| IX. | The Train | 150 | |
| X. | The Steamer | 172 | |
| XI. | A Chat with Rosa | 196 | |
| XII. | Egg-and-milk | 210 | |
| XIII. | The Portrait | 224 | |
| XIV. | The Villa | 237 | |
| XV. | The Sheath of the Dagger | 249 | |
| XVI. | The Thing in the Chair | 260 | |
| XVII. | The Menace | 273 | |
| XVIII. | The Struggle | 286 | |
| XIX. | The Intercession | 298 |
MENTAL EFFICIENCY
And Other Hints To Men And Women
Arnold Bennett
1911
CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| I. | Mental Efficiency | 7 |
| The Appeal | 7 | |
| The Replies | 13 | |
| The Cure | 19 | |
| Mental Calisthenics | 24 | |
| II. | Expressing One's Individuality | 32 |
| III. | Breaking with the Past | 39 |
| IV. | Settling Down in Life | 45 |
| V. | Marriage | 53 |
| The Duty of It | 53 | |
| The Adventure of It | 59 | |
| The Two Ways of It | 65 | |
| VI. | Books | 72 |
| The Physical Side | 72 | |
| The Philosophy of Book Buying | 78 | |
| VII. | Success | 84 |
| Candid Remarks | 84 | |
| The Successful and the Unsuccessful | 91 | |
| The Inwardness of Success | 97 | |
| VIII. | The Petty Artificialities | 104 |
| IX. | The Secret of Content | 112 |
A GREAT MAN
A Frolic
By Arnold Bennett
1904
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER
- I. HIS BIRTH
- II. TOM
- III. HIS CHRISTENING
- IV. AGED TWELVE
- V. MARRONS GLACÉS
- VI. A CALAMITY FOR THE SCHOOL
- VII. CONTAGIOUS
- VIII. CREATIVE
- IX. SPRING ONIONS
- X. MARK SNYDER
- XI. SATIN
- XII. HIS FAME
- XIII. A LION IN HIS LAIR
- XIV. HER NAME WAS GERALDINE
- XV. HIS TERRIBLE QUANDARY
- XVI. DURING THE TEA-MEETING
- XVII. A NOVELIST IN A BOX
- XVIII. HIS JACK-HORNERISM
- XIX. HE JUSTIFIES HIS FATHER
- XX. PRESS AND PUBLIC
- XXI. PLAYING THE NEW GAME
- XXII. HE LEARNS MORE ABOUT WOMEN
- XXIII. SEPARATION
- XXIV. COSETTE
- XXV. THE RAKE'S PROGRESS
- XXVI. THE NEW LIFE
- XXVII. HE IS NOT NERVOUS
- XXVIII. HE SHORTENS HIS NAME
- XXIX. THE PRESIDENT
ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS
By Arnold Bennett
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | |
| I. | THE KINDLING OF LOVE |
| II. | THE MISER'S DAUGHTER |
| III. | THE BIRTHDAY |
| IV. | A VISIT |
| V. | THE REVIVAL |
| VI. | WILLIE |
| VII. | THE SEWING MEETING |
| VIII. | ON THE BANK |
| IX. | THE TREAT |
| X. | THE ISLE |
| XI. | THE DOWNFALL |
| XII. | AT THE PRIORY |
| XIII. | THE BAZAAR |
| XIV. | END OF A SIMPLE SOUL |
FROM THE LOG OF THE VELSA
By Arnold Bennett
Pictures By E. A. Rickards
And A Frontispiece By The Author
1914
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I—VOYAGING ON THE CANALS
CHAPTER VIII—BALTIC COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER XI—CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS
CHAPTER XII—ARISTOCRACY AND ART
PART IV—ON THE FRENCH AND FLEMISH COAST
CHAPTER XIV—FOLKESTONE TO BOULOGNE
CHAPTER XIX—THE INCOMPARABLE BLACKWATER
TERESA OF WATLING STREET
A Fantasia On Modern Themes
By Arnold Bennett
With Eight Illustrations By Frank Gillett
1904
CONTENTS
CHAPTER VI—THE DESIRE FOR SILVER
CHAPTER VIII—THE PEER’S ADVICE
CHAPTER XIV—FEATHERSTONE’S RECITAL