The old wives' tale /
Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931.
The old wives' tale / Arnold Bennett ; introduction and notes by John Wain. - London : Penguin, 2007. - 617 p. ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .
Originally published: 1983.
Includes bibliographical references.
A 1908 novel that presents a portrait of English provincial life through the story of two sisters, Constance, who marries her father's chief assistant and remains at home her entire life, and Sophia, who elopes to Paris with an irresistible, unscrupulous traveler.
0141442115 (pbk.) 9780141442112 (pbk.)
GBA704143 bnb
013645124 Uk
Sisters--Fiction.
Women--England--Fiction.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
The old wives' tale / Arnold Bennett ; introduction and notes by John Wain. - London : Penguin, 2007. - 617 p. ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .
Originally published: 1983.
Includes bibliographical references.
A 1908 novel that presents a portrait of English provincial life through the story of two sisters, Constance, who marries her father's chief assistant and remains at home her entire life, and Sophia, who elopes to Paris with an irresistible, unscrupulous traveler.
0141442115 (pbk.) 9780141442112 (pbk.)
GBA704143 bnb
013645124 Uk
Sisters--Fiction.
Women--England--Fiction.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.