"Judith, a Play in Three Acts; Founded on the Apocryphal Book of Judith" by Arnold Bennett is a drama set in the ancient city of Bethulia, where the people are suffering under a brutal siege by the Assyrian army. The city's leader, Ozias, struggles to maintain hope as water runs out and the citizens begin to lose faith. Just when all seems lost, Judith, a woman who has lived apart, emerges with a bold plan to save her people, declaring her intention to confront the enemy general, Holofernes; her beauty and unwavering faith stirs a mixture of hope and anticipation within the desperate city, leading her on a perilous mission that could determine the fate of Bethulia.
Judith, a Play in Three Acts; Founded on the Apocryphal Book of Judith
By Arnold Bennett
In a city on the brink of collapse, a determined woman emerges from isolation, ready to confront a powerful enemy and risk everything to save her people from destruction.
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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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