The Pretty Lady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Arnold.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fascinating novel from author Arnold Bennett gives readers a glimpse into gender roles and social classes at the dawn of the twentieth century. Switching between the perspectives of two distinctly different narrators, The Pretty Lady is a closely observed portrait of a turbulent time.

Contents:

Title; Contents; The Pretty Lady; Chapter 1 - The Promenade; Chapter 2 - The Power; Chapter 3 - The Flat; Chapter 4 - Confidence; Chapter 5 - Ostend; Chapter 6 - The Albany; Chapter 7 - For the Empire; Chapter 8 - Boots; Chapter 9 - The Club; Chapter 10 - The Mission; Chapter 11 - The Telegram; Chapter 12 - Rendezvous; Chapter 13 - In Committee; Chapter 14 - Queen; Chapter 15 - Evening Out; Chapter 16 - The Virgin; Chapter 17 - Sunday Afternoon; Chapter 18 - The Mystic; Chapter 19 - The Visit; Chapter 20 - Mascot; Chapter 21 - The Leave-Train; Chapter 22 - Getting on with the War

Chapter 23 - The CallChapter 24 - The Soldier; Chapter 25 - The Ring; Chapter 26 - The Return; Chapter 27 - The Clyde; Chapter 28 - Salome; Chapter 29 - The Streets; Chapter 30 - The Child's Arm; Chapter 31 - ""Romance""; Chapter 32 - Mrs. Braiding; Chapter 33 - The Roof; Chapter 34 - In the Boudoir; Chapter 35 - Queen Dead; Chapter 36 - Collapse; Chapter 37 - The Invisible Powers; Chapter 38 - The Victory; Chapter 39 - Idyll; Chapter 40 - The Window; Chapter 41 - The Envoy

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77653-262-7

OCLC:

870589259