Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 118 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Grim Smile of the Five Towns" by Arnold Bennett is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and complexities of the inhabitants of the fictional Five Towns, a community in the Staffordshire potteries known for its rich character studies and social dynamics. The story opens with a focus on two brothers, Horace and Sidney Carpole, delving into themes of familial responsibility, love, and the consequences of actions. The opening portion of the novel introduces readers to Horace Carpole, who is depicted as an altruistic yet socially awkward young man, and his frail half-brother Sidney, recovering from illness under the care of their mother. The narrative sets the tone for a grim comedy, with hints at tragedy stemming from an accident involving the two brothers that leads to Sidney's prolonged health issues. As the story progresses, it unveils Horace's emotional burdens and the societal pressures he faces as he navigates relationships while trying to be a responsible figure in Sidney's life. The dynamics of family and community perceptions against their personal struggles create a compelling backdrop, promising further exploration of their intertwined fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en City and town life -- Fiction Domestic fiction Middle class -- Fiction Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction Pottery industry -- Fiction Stoke-on-Trent (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 419568 414674 2024-10-02T13:52:11.245292 2023-10-02T11:37:42.692082 text/html text/html 409871 2020-12-28T06:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 152304 2020-12-28T06:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231697 2024-10-02T13:52:19.935282 application/epub+zip 238718 2024-10-02T13:52:14.448284 application/epub+zip 229990 2024-10-02T13:52:13.141268 application/epub+zip 403055 2024-10-02T13:52:24.027241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388252 2024-10-02T13:52:19.105257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361358 2022-09-03T04:07:07.000041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385651 385560 2024-10-02T13:52:09.963305 2023-10-02T11:37:41.639060 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 385493 2020-12-28T06:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149010 2020-12-28T06:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20965 2024-10-02T13:52:24.153215 application/rdf+xml 11243 2024-10-02T13:52:13.714258 image/jpeg 2793 2024-10-02T13:52:13.423277 image/jpeg 227020 2024-10-02T13:52:11.280308 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