The study and appreciation of the life, works and times of Arnold Bennett
The Arnold Bennett Society Reading Group will meet again on Thursday 30 January 2020. January we will be reading ‘A Man From the North‘. For more details contact Carol Ann Gorton arnoldbennettscty@btinternet.com
Read Article >>Backlisted Podcast featuring Riceyman Steps – https://www.backlisted.fm/ Congratulations on winning the Podcast of the Year Award 2019
Read Article >>The Grade 11 listed Victorian terrace was built in 1879 on instructions of the Bennett family. It is on the market for £245.000.
Read Article >>Children in Stoke on Trent have helped launch a new festive story trail through the city centre – featuring their own Christmas card designs. They were invited to road-test the Story Quest adventure, which sees them follow a cast of characters, search for clues, perform fun challenges and solve a mystery. Along the way, the […]
Read Article >>By John Shapcott – Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Keele and a Vice-President of the Arnold Bennett Society. This book tells of moments in Arnold Bennett’s life as seen through the eyes of his life-long friend Frederick Marriott. Marriott wrote an affectionate and amusing memoir which John has used to take a fresh […]
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Read Article >>Arnold Bennett Society Annual Conference ARNOLD BENNETT’S SOCIAL CONSCIENCE North Staffs Conference Centre, Hartshill 13 June 2020 Call for Papers 2020
Read Article >>Future planned reading and dates The group will continue, at the moment, to meet at Middleport Pottery Cafe on the last Thursday of the month. Dates for your diary 30 January – A Man From The North 27 February – The Pretty Lady 26 March, through till June – The Old Wives’ Tale 30 July […]
Read Article >>I have a short personal essay called “Growing Up with Clayhanger” in this beautiful new book published by the Letter Press Project Jonathan Taylor http://letterpressproject.co.uk/the-resource-archive/2019-10-31/the-dream-i-held-in-my-hands?
Read Article >>Local artists are making a difference in Bursley. With more to come.
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