Arnold Bennett: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Enoch Arnold Bennett
Born	May 27, 1867 • England
Died	March 27, 1931 (aged 63) • London • England
Notable Works	“Anna of the Five Towns” • “Clayhanger” • “Hilda Lessways” • “The Clayhanger Family” • “The Old Wives’ Tale” • “These Twain”

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Arnold Bennett, drawing by Walter Ernest Tittle, 1923; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

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