Anna of the Five Towns, by Arnold Bennett
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Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a British writer and journalist. Bennett is perhaps best known for non-fiction works such as How to Live on 24 Hours a Day and Mental Efficiency.
Anna of the Five Towns, by Arnold Bennett- Amazon Sales Rank: #9062269 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .37" w x 6.00" l, .51 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 164 pages
Review "Arnold Bennett is very much worth reading. This will be contrary to what any of you who might have studied English Literature at university since the last war will have been told, so please park such prejudices."
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About the Author Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was for some thirty years the dominant British novelist and critic. His greatest novels are ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS, THE OLD WIVES' TALE and RICEYMAN STEPS.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Anna of the Five Towns--Bennett's First "Serious" Novel By agilicairn Described by the prolific author as "my serious novel," _Anna_ is the story of a young woman's struggles to free herself from the oppression of her domineering father. The title character is given a chance to live undreamed-of experiences when she inherits a fortune in properties and business ventures on her 21st birthday. Simultaneously, she finds herself the declared object of affection of one of the town's most desirable men. As her story unfolds, she is attracted to another man, more vulnerable, and must try to resolve many different demands on her sense of duty and her emotions.Set in the early 1900's, Bennett succeeds in evoking a strong sense of place with his fictionalized Five Towns of the Staffordshire Potteries. Critics have praised his full description of Methodism and Methodist church life of the time, as well. Bennett conveys sympathy for his protagonist and portrays the limitations placed on her for her gender without falling into condescension, concluding, "She had sucked in with her mother's milk the profound truth that a woman's life is always a renunciation, greater or less."Anna's attempts to expand herself spiritually and personally, and to gain a sense of personal efficacy, make for an interesting read. However, Bennett violates flagrantly the old writer's adage, "Show not tell," as when we are told repeatedly Anna's father is a miser and a tyrant long before we see him saying or doing anything miserly or tyrannical. Further, anyone looking for an intensely psychological novel with thoughts portrayed as stream of consciousness should be aware that Bennett's style descends from a Realist tradition.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful. The crushing of Anna Tellwright By Bomojaz When Anna turns 18, she inherits a large sum of money (and property) from her dead mother. Her miserly and cruel father discourages her from spending a penny of it and even forces her to extract high rents from her tenants. As if this weren't enough trouble, she falls in love with Harry Mynors who is only interested in her money. When she realizes this, she has become so used to this kind of treatment that she decides to marry him anyway. Naturalistic and depressing, Bennett portrays his main characters well. Poor Anna--you really feel for her by the end of the book.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An uncourageous 19th Century British Heiress By T. Patrick Killough Suppose in 2012 an American girl named Anna Tellwright turned 21 and suddenly learned that she had inherited $2 million from her long dead mother. Would she promptly turn her money over to her miserly father and let him manage it for her? Or would she leave home, study for an MBA, invest her money as she saw fit and consider her many, many options.But the Anna Tellwright who is heroine of Arnold Bennett'sANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS (1902) does not have all the options of an American girl 110 years later. First, Anna is born in late 19th Century England, northern Staffordshire, "the Potteries," a grimy, smoke filled valley where men have been turning clay into ceramic goods since Roman days. Her newly inherited money (50,000 English Pounds) is hers only until she marries when it automatically becomes her husband's.So why should she marry?Anna Tellwright seeks to be loved and has never been shown any by her tightwad father. He forces her to use her money to drive a local family to financial ruin -- including young Willie Price whom, at novel's end, she realizes that she loves and wants to marry. But what about dashing somewhat older Henry Mynors? He genuinely loves Anna, and not just her fortune which he needs to expand his line of cheap pottery. Will Anna trade her fortune for marriage with Henry?And Anna's community is intensely Methodist. Everyone pressures her to declare for Jesus. But Anna has questions and religion is not something that excites her passions. How all this works itself out is the subject of Arnold Bennett's ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS.Yet negative rebelliousness, apart from religion, is not Anna's thing. She kowtows to her father's every demand and seems willing to turn her fortune over to Mynors. Anna is meek, but seems unlikely to inherit the earth -- only her late mother's fortune.If at all possible, find yourself a scholarly edition of ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS, one with a map of Staffordshire, with a glossary of unfamiliar English and dialectical terms and with commentary on religion, ceramic industries, politics, property rights and such like. WIth all that in hand, ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS becomes a good read.-OOO-
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