Project Gutenberg 2004-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 144 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. The Matador of the Five Towns -- Mimi -- The Supreme Illusion -- The Letter and the Lie -- The Glimpse -- 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. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Wilelmina Malliere, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories" by Arnold Bennett is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The overarching theme of the collection revolves around the daily lives, relationships, and challenges faced by the inhabitants of a fictional industrial region known as the Five Towns. The opening story introduces Robert Brindley, an architect, his wife Mrs. Brindley, and their humorous handling of an uncelebrated family crisis—the forgotten birthday of an elderly relative—leading to an amusing chain of events that encapsulates the essence of existence in the Five Towns. At the start of the book, we see the Brindleys navigating through a domestic crisis as they realize they have forgotten Mrs. Brindley's grandmother's birthday. The narrative unfolds through their witty banter, emphasizing their humorous yet sometimes chaotic perspectives on familial obligations. As they prepare for their visit to celebrate, Brindley is depicted as a typical, busy professional, while Mrs. Brindley's light-heartedness contrasts with her need for familial connection. The story effectively sets the tone for the collection, giving readers a glimpse into the quirks of life in the Five Towns, skillfully blending comedy with poignant insights about relationships and social responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en City and town life -- Fiction Short stories, English Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 611328 606159 2024-10-06T05:46:24.338664 2023-10-06T07:27:42.777364 text/html text/html 604912 2020-12-15T08:45:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 230584 2020-12-15T08:45:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 318578 2024-10-06T05:46:35.595595 application/epub+zip 330889 2024-10-06T05:46:27.986624 application/epub+zip 317654 2024-10-06T05:46:26.529616 application/epub+zip 632704 2024-10-06T05:46:41.790535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564994 2024-10-06T05:46:34.571638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535778 2022-09-06T23:40:22.484480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575151 575052 2024-10-06T05:46:22.578671 2023-10-06T07:27:41.208326 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 574808 2020-12-15T08:45:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223755 2020-12-15T08:45:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 574819 2020-12-15T08:45:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223696 2020-12-15T08:45:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22781 2024-10-06T05:46:41.934534 application/rdf+xml 15701 2024-10-06T05:46:27.109623 image/jpeg 3605 2024-10-06T05:46:26.815615 image/jpeg 309374 2024-10-06T05:46:24.391652 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