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The Old Wives’ Tale

Arnold Bennett

BOOK TYPE
Novel
READING TIME
About 18.1 hours
WORDS
217,137
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About this book

Two sisters growing up in an 1860s industrial town in Middle England find their lives taking very different, and dramatic, turns.

Novel

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  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Dedication
  4. Preface
  5. The Old Wives’ Tale
    1. Book I: Mrs. Baines
      1. I: The Square
      2. II: The Tooth
      3. III: A Battle
      4. IV: Elephant
      5. V: The Traveller
      6. VI: Escapade
      7. VII: A Defeat
    2. Book II: Constance
      1. I: Revolution
      2. II: Christmas and the Future
      3. III: Cyril
      4. IV: Crime
      5. V: Another Crime
      6. VI: The Widow
      7. VII: Bricks and Mortar
      8. VIII: The Proudest Mother
    3. Book III: Sophia
      1. I: The Elopement
      2. II: Supper
      3. III: An Ambition Satisfied
      4. IV: A Crisis for Gerald
      5. V: Fever
      6. VI: The Siege
      7. VII: Success
    4. Book IV: What Life Is
      1. I: Frensham’s
      2. II: The Meeting
      3. III: Towards Hotel Life
      4. IV: End of Sophia
      5. V: End of Constance
  6. Colophon
  7. Uncopyright

Edition & source

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SOURCE PUBLICATION DATE
2022-05-10
SOURCE EDITION UPDATED
2026-08-15
ADDED TO iREADALL
2026-10-13
Edition contributors
  • The League of Moveable Type (tyd)
  • Arnold Bennett (aut, dto, wpr)
  • Albert Edelfelt (art)
  • Charles Franks (trc)
  • Distributed Proofreaders (trc)
  • John Rambow (bkp, blw, cov, mrk, pfr, tyg)
  • Robin Whittleton (pfr)
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