"The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns" by Arnold Bennett is a captivating story following Edward Henry Machin, or Denry, as he journeys through the early 1900s society of the Five Towns. The book dives into ideas of wanting more and moving up in the world, seen through Denry's life and especially at a fancy ball, which changes everything for him. At first, Denry is shown as a smart, but maybe not so honest, young man who gets a scholarship under questionable circumstances and works as a clerk. His connection with his hard-working mother shows the setting of his goals. The first part of the book ends with Denry deciding he must go to a ball hosted by the Countess of Chell, showing how much he wants to climb the social ladder and as he meets different people, it sets the scene for his adventures and problems as he attempts to improve his life while dealing with what society expects.
The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
By Arnold Bennett
A clever young clerk in the early 1900s strives to climb the social ladder of the Five Towns, one audacious scheme and social encounter at a time.
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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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