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Tales of the Five Towns:
Part I. At Home
His Worship the Goosedriver
The Elixir of Youth
Mary with the High Hand
The Dog
A Feud
Phantom
Tiddy-fol-lol
The Idiot
Part II. Abroad
The Hungarian Rhapsody
The Sisters Qita
Nocturne at the Majestic
Clarice of the Autumn Concerts
A Letter Home
The Grim Smile of the Five Towns:
The Lion’s Share
Baby’s Bath
The Silent Brothers
The Nineteenth Hat
Vera’s First Christmas Adventure
The Murder of the Mandarin
Vera’s Second Christmas Adventure
The Burglary
News of the Engagement
Beginning the New Year
From One Generation to Another
The Death of Simon Fuge
In a New Bottle
The Matador of the Five Towns:
The Matador of the Five Towns
Mimi
The Supreme Illusion
The Letter and the Lie
The Glimpse1
Jock-at-a-Venture
The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick
Under the Clock
Three Episodes in the Life of Mr Cowlishaw
Dentist
Catching the Train
The Widow of the Balcony
The Cat and Cupid
The Fortune Teller
The Long-lost Uncle
The Tight Hand
Why the Clock Stopped
Hot Potatoes
Half-a-Sovereign
The Blue Suit
The Tiger and the Baby
The Revolver
An Unfair Advantage
The Woman who Stole Everything
A Place in Venice
The Toreador
Middle-Aged
The Umbrella
House to Let
Claribel
Time to Think
One of Their Quarrels
‘What I Have Said I Have Said’
Death, Fire, and Life
The Epidemic
A Very Romantic Affair
The Loot of Cities
Mr. Penfound’s Two Burglars
Midnight at the Grand Babylon
The Police Station
The Adventure of the Prima Donna
The Episode in Room 222
Saturday to Monday
A Dinner at the Louvre
关于作者
Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as the theatre, journalism, propaganda and films. One of Bennett’s most popular non-fiction works was the self-help book How to Live on 24 Hours a Day. Bennett’s novel The Old Wives’ Tale was an immediate success throughout the English-speaking world. The Old Wives’ Tale was hailed as a masterpiece.