Arnold Bennet's masterly novel is a gritty tale about a bookseller whose life and love of a woman are afflicted by miserliness. It is set in London's characterful Clerkenwell district shortly after the First World War. - Summary by Anthony Ogus
Chapters
1 chapter 1 7 min 2 chapter 2 11 min 3 chapter 3 10 min 4 chapter 4 14 min 5 chapter 5 11 min 6 chapter 6 8 min 7 chapter 7 7 min 8 chapter 8 13 min 9 chapter 9 9 min 10 chapter 10 9 min 11 chapter 11 13 min 12 chapter 12 8 min 13 chapter 13 19 min 14 chapter 14 18 min 15 chapter 15 18 min 16 chapter 16 9 min 17 chapter 17 21 min 18 chapter 18 7 min 19 chapter 19 27 min 20 chapter 20 13 min 21 chapter 21 9 min 22 chapter 22 19 min 23 chapter 23 10 min 24 chapter 24 12 min 25 chapter 25 22 min 26 chapter 26 28 min 27 chapter 27 14 min 28 chapter 28 13 min 29 chspter 29 21 min 30 chapter 30 13 min 31 chapter 31 9 min 32 chapter 32 8 min 33 chapter 33 20 min 34 chapter 34 17 min 35 chapter 35 14 min 36 chapter 36 10 min 37 chapter 37 10 min 38 chapter 38 9 min 39 chapter 39 22 min 40 chapter 40 15 min 41 chapter 41 10 min 42 chapter 42 15 min 43 chapter 43 9 min 44 chapter 44 39 min 45 chapter 45 11 min 46 chapter 46 11 min 47 chapter 47 10 min 48 chapter 48 9 min 49 chapter 49 28 min
