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The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
- Author
- Arnold Bennett
- Narrator
- John Roland
- Publisher
- Musaicum Books
- Publish Date
- 1 June 2019
- Run Time
- 9 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Short stories
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- Author
- Arnold Bennett
- Narrator
- John Roland
- Duration
- 9 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 June 2019
- ISBN
- 4057664107923
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Musaicum Books
- Genre
- Short stories
Synopsis
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories consists of twenty-two short stories written by Arnold Bennett, their main setting being the pottery manufacturing towns of the English midlands. Contents: THE MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS MIMI THE SUPREME ILLUSION THE LETTER AND THE LIE THE GLIMPSE JOCK-AT-A-VENTURE THE HEROISM OF THOMAS CHADWICK UNDER THE CLOCK THREE EPISODES IN THE LIFE OF MR COWLISHAW, DENTIST CATCHING THE TRAIN THE WIDOW OF THE BALCONY THE CAT AND CUPID THE FORTUNE-TELLER THE LONG-LOST UNCLE THE TIGHT HAND WHY THE CLOCK STOPPED HOT POTATOES HALF-A-SOVEREIGN THE BLUE SUIT THE TIGER AND THE BABY THE REVOLVER AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
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