#Datreveno #ArnoldBennett #Literaturo

Je ĉi dato en 1867 naskiĝis Arnold Bennett, aŭtoro, kiu skribis fekunde por ĵurnaloj, krom romanoj, teatraĵoj kaj estis la plej sukcesa mone siatempe. Liaj verkaĵoj povis tre bone priskribi la ordinaran doman vivon. https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Bennett
Bildo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arnold_Bennett%27s_Photograph.jpg

I just watched The Card (Ronald Neame, 1952) and rated it 8/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Card_%281952_film%29?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastadon #TheCard #RonaldNeame #ArnoldBennett #AlecGuinness #ValerieHobson #GlynisJohns #PetulaClark

#OnThisDay—27 Jan in 1896—Public Baths, with a #TurkishBath department, were opened by #Burslem Corporation. 'Elegant Moorish doorways' separated the 2 hot rms, cooling & shampooing rms, Russian vapour bath—all wall tiled & with encaustic tiled floor—& plunge. A Turkish bath attendant was paid 27/- per wk, & a women's shampooer 5/- per day. A Turkish bath cost 1/-, or 6d. after 4.00 p.m.
Turkish baths appear in wks by T bather #arnoldbennett, gt chronicler of the Five Towns.
#histodons #bathing

This arrived today, I’m ridiculously excited

#arnoldbennett #theoldwivestale #BookStadon

@gobsmacked

Excellent article on #ArnoldBennett in the @NewCriterion with some fantastic research by #RichardHowells on why Bennett refused a knighthood, a subject I had been wondering about.

Time to revive Bennett's reputation and rescue him from Bloomsberry snobbery!

Thanks for flagging this @gobsmacked

One of these days, I should try to make #Catherdon and #Bennettdon things. (I'm still surprised at how much I enjoy reading #ArnoldBennett).