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The Card

by Arnold Bennett
Peter Joyce
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Arnold Bennett's... splendidly comic portrayal of Edward Henry Machin, known as Denry to his mother to save time, is set in Bursley, one of the author's Five Towns of Staffordshire. Starting in 1897, when Denry first saw the smoke of the potbanks, the tale chronicles his rise to fame and wealth including such events as improving his exam results to guarantee success, adjusting the guest list of the municipal ball to include himself and then daring to ask the Countess of Chell to dance! Denry is given a week's notice as a result of this last impertinence but soon turns it to his advantage, setting up in business as a Rent Collector and Estate Agent. Eventually Denry becomes Bursley's youngest Mayor having gained the reputation of the Five Towns greatest 'Card'.

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Series: Five Towns Publisher: Assembled Stories Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781860153051
  • File size: 254298 KB
  • Release date: November 4, 2011
  • Duration: 08:49:47

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  • ISBN: 9781860153051
  • File size: 254760 KB
  • Release date: November 4, 2011
  • Duration: 08:49:44
  • Number of parts: 8

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Classic Literature Fiction Literature

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English

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Lexile® Measure:670
Text Difficulty:3

Arnold Bennett's... splendidly comic portrayal of Edward Henry Machin, known as Denry to his mother to save time, is set in Bursley, one of the author's Five Towns of Staffordshire. Starting in 1897, when Denry first saw the smoke of the potbanks, the tale chronicles his rise to fame and wealth including such events as improving his exam results to guarantee success, adjusting the guest list of the municipal ball to include himself and then daring to ask the Countess of Chell to dance! Denry is given a week's notice as a result of this last impertinence but soon turns it to his advantage, setting up in business as a Rent Collector and Estate Agent. Eventually Denry becomes Bursley's youngest Mayor having gained the reputation of the Five Towns greatest 'Card'.

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Classic Literature Fiction Literature
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