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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (1): The Resplendent Egg-Stand

‘A few days later Constance was arranging the more precious of her wedding presents in the parlour; some had to be wrapped in tissue and in brown paper and then tied with string and labelled; others...

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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (2): A Singular Dog

A Late Victorian Poodle ‘Presently she saw a singular dog. Other people also saw it. It was of the colour of chocolate; it had a head and shoulders richly covered with hair that hung down in thousands...

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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (3): Like Threading a Needle

‘…the assembly, including several urchins, watched with held breath while Aunt Harriet, after having bid majestic good-byes, got on to the step and introduced herself through the doorway of the...

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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (4): Industrial Picturesque

‘The Yellow Wall, Blackburn,’ Charles Holmes “See here,” said Myners, “isn’t that pretty?” He pointed through the last window to a view of the canal, which could be seen thence in perspective,...

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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (5): Reconsidering Fundamental Opinions

A Melbourne Clog-Dancer, 1894 ‘Edwin was staggered. The blood swept into his face, a hot tide. He was ravished, but he was also staggered. He did not know what to think of Florence, the champion female...

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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (6): On Beauty

Samuel Peploe, ‘Interior with a Japanese Print’ c.1915 (University of Hull) ‘Edwin had never heard the word “beautiful” uttered in quite that tone, except by women, such as Auntie Hamps, about a baby...

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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (7): Careless Condescension

Edward Elgar c.1900 ‘ “It’s only the Elgar,” he said, with careless condescension, perceiving at once, by the mere virtue of a label, that the music was not fine and not Russian. He really loved music,...

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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (8): London and Paris

Niels Moeller Lund ‘The Heart of the Empire’, 1904 ‘Annunciata was very English. It had been vouchsafed to her that the English race was the master-stroke of the eternal powers. The very defects of the...

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In the Words of Arnold Bennett (9): On Belief

Hornsey High Street, 1873 ‘She could never say, with joyous fervour: “I believe!” At best she could only assert that she did not disbelieve – and was she so sure even of that? No! Belief had been...

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