The Old Wives' Tale The Old Wives' Tale

The Old Wives' Tale

    • 4.3 • 26 Ratings

Publisher Description

The Old Wives' Tale is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age. It is generally regarded as one of Bennett's finest works. It covers a period of about 70 years from roughly 1840 to 1905, and is set in Burslem and Paris (Summary by Andy).

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
1908
1 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
885
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SIZE
568.6
KB

Customer Reviews

Chipper (Mr) ,

A great tale from an underrated author

We'll written and never quite predictable the narrative extends over the entire lifetimes of two sisters. Bennett demonstrates an understanding of the human condition that is second to none. If you have never read him before this is the place to start.

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