Project Gutenberg 2004-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 127 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Carol David and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns" by Arnold Bennett is a novel set in the early 20th century, detailing the life of its protagonist Edward Henry Machin (known as Denry) as he navigates the social landscape of the Five Towns. The narrative explores themes of ambition and social mobility through Denry's experiences, particularly at a prestigious ball that becomes a turning point in his life. The opening of the novel introduces Denry as a clever yet somewhat unscrupulous young man who achieves a scholarship in a rather dubious manner and works as a clerk. His relationship with his mother, who is engaged in modest work, is highlighted, establishing the social context of his ambitions. The first chapter culminates with Denry’s determination to attend a ball hosted by the Countess of Chell, further revealing his desire to ascend the social ladder. His encounter with various townspeople sets the stage for his adventures and the challenges he faces as he tries to transform his fortunes while grappling with societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en City and town life -- Fiction Adventure stories Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 480321 477513 2024-09-06T05:26:22.911419 2023-10-06T07:26:07.512031 text/html text/html 477535 2020-12-15T08:43:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 182850 2020-12-15T08:43:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 260474 2024-09-06T05:26:30.316382 application/epub+zip 259658 2024-09-06T05:26:24.472433 application/epub+zip 255406 2024-09-06T05:26:23.542418 application/epub+zip 513007 2024-09-06T05:26:34.706387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490586 2024-09-06T05:26:29.671405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449745 2022-09-06T23:37:48.728725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455435 455380 2024-09-06T05:26:22.066431 2023-10-06T07:26:06.696067 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 455236 2020-12-15T08:43:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175232 2020-12-15T08:43:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 455228 2020-12-15T08:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175142 2020-12-15T08:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20754 2024-09-06T05:26:34.843356 application/rdf+xml 15943 2024-09-06T05:26:23.909424 image/jpeg 3673 2024-09-06T05:26:23.723419 image/jpeg 243468 2024-09-06T05:26:22.955438 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia