Arnold Bennett 18671931 was a British writer. He went to work for his fatherbut was unhappy working for his father and earning very little money. The themeof pa... » 

Arnold Bennett 18671931 was a British writer. He went to work for his fatherbut was unhappy working for his father and earning very little money. The themeof parental miserliness occurs in his works. At 21 he went to London to clerkfor a solicitor. He then began working for a magazine called Women. When henoticed the poor material being submitted he began writing a serial for theperiodical. First published in 1910. Edwin Clayhanger is the central figure inthis portrayal of Victorian lowermiddleclass society. As a shy young manEdwin is bullied by his father Darius but he succeeds in developing hisinterests in spite of a restrictive environment. One of Edwins interests isHilda Lessways a young woman from Staffordshire. Hilda proves to beindependent and enigmatic while Edwin proves that there are many ways to viewlove. «