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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 Read More..

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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.Bennett was initially inspired to write the book by a chance encounter in a Parisian restaurant. In the introduction to the book, he saysandBennett also found inspiration in Maupassant's novel Une Vie.
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.Bennett was initially inspired to write the book by a chance encounter in a Parisian restaurant. In the introduction to the book, he saysandBennett also found inspiration in Maupassant's novel Une Vie.

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Name	The Old Wives' Tale
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Authors	Arnold Bennett
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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