** "Leonora" by Arnold Bennett is a story of a woman named Leonora Stanway, a striking figure facing the tribulations of middle age within her marriage and family life, set against the backdrop of rigid societal expectations. As Leonora turns forty, the story reveals her discontent and yearning for a more passionate life, especially when compared to the drudgery of her everyday existence. The story is focused on the interactions within the Stanway household, exposing the strain between Leonora, her husband John, and their daughters. John's departure for a meeting, coupled with Leonora's musings on her own existence, highlights the stark difference between her refined aura and the bleak industrial landscape around her. **
Leonora
By Arnold Bennett
** A beautiful woman trapped in a stifling marriage longs for a life beyond societal constraints, while facing the hidden realities of her desires.
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About the AuthorEnoch Arnold Bennett was an English author, best known as a novelist, who wrote prolifically. Between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays, and a daily journal totalling more than a million words. He wrote articles and stories for more than 100 newspapers and periodicals, worked in and briefly ran the Ministry of Information during the First World War, and wrote for the cinema in the 1920s. Sales of his books were substantial, and he was the most financially successful British author of his day.
Enoch Arnold Bennett was an English author, best known as a novelist, who wrote prolifically. Between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays, and a daily journal totalling more than a million words. He wrote articles and stories for more than 100 newspapers and periodicals, worked in and briefly ran the Ministry of Information during the First World War, and wrote for the cinema in the 1920s. Sales of his books were substantial, and he was the most financially successful British author of his day.
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