Arnold Bennett British Novelist Of Clayhanger Trilogy Old Wives Tale

Arnold Bennett was born Hanley that was situated in the Potteries district of Staffordshire. Hanley was a region that was a conurbation of as many as six towns that had been joined together. This was in the beginning of the twentieth century. His father Enoch Bennett was qualified and worked as a solicitor.

In the year 1876 the family was able to go to a better and larger house because of their financial stability. The house was located between Hanley and Burslem where Arnold Bennett started his education in the local schools of Newcastle-under-Lyme. When he got a little older Arnold worked along with his father. Some of his responsibilities included collecting rent. However the sensitive Bennet was dissatisfied with the kind of work that he was doing.

On the other hand his father did not exactly employ him and therefore he could not get a good enough salary. This influenced his writings since miserly parents are a recurring subject in mot of his works. At the same time he also took some time to do some free lance journalism and writing. However fame and fortune came to him only when he relocated to London. Arnold Bennett in order to move up in life left his father’s house and went to London in order to become a solicitor's clerk when he was 21 years old.

In the year 1889 Arnold Bennett went on to win a literary competition that was held for Tit-Bits magazine. To his utter surprise when he won the competition he was encouraged to work as a journalist. In the year 1894, he started working as an assistant editor of the periodical called Woman. However he soon realized that the content of the publication was not good enough. He therefore conceived of a serial writing and offered it to the magazine which was taken up by them and he was offered 75 pounds for it.

It was after four years of working as an editor that Arnold Bennett wrote his first work that was called A Man from the North. This book was published to a lot of appreciation by the critics and he was made to the magazine. From the years following 1900’s he devoted himself fully to writing stories and novels and gave up his job for the magazine that he worked for. His main focus was theatre journalism as well as serous criticism.

Arnold Bennett relocated to Trinity Hall Farm located at Bedfordshire that was on Watling Street. This went on to have a great influence on him and he also made it the subject of his book that was called Teresa of Watling Street. This was published in the year 1904. Anna of the Five Towns, which was a first attempt at stories, which talked about the life in the Potteries, soon came out. Arnold Bennett