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* Arnold Bennett, English novelist, died in 1932 of typhoid, two months after drinking a glass of water in a Paris hotel to prove it was safe.
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* March 27 – British writer Arnold Bennett dies of typhoid in London shortly after returning from a visit to Paris, where he drank local water to prove it was safe.
His first appearance on film was as an uncredited extra on the Arnold Bennett film Piccadilly ( 1929 ).
He formed a group called The Socratics and brought to it some of his most influential friends, including H. G. Wells, Arnold Bennett, Bertrand Russell and Sassoon.
In fiction, some of the best-known names are J. M. Barrie, Arnold Bennett, G. K. Chesterton, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, John Galsworthy, Kenneth Grahame, Rudyard Kipling, Edith Nesbit, Beatrix Potter, Saki, George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, and P. G. Wodehouse.
In 1930 Arnold Bennett said, “ Dreiser simply does not know how to write, never did know, never wanted to know .” Other critics called his style “ vulgar ,” “ uneven ,” “ clumsy ,” “ awkward ,” and “ careless .” His plotlines were also decried as unimaginative, critics citing his lack of education and claiming that he lacked intellectualism.
Her cabaret and nightclub appearances appearances led to more serious stage work and it was in a play by Arnold Bennett called Mr. Prohack ( 1927 ) that Elsa first met another member of the cast, a rising actor named Charles Laughton.
This include E. M. Forster (( 1879-1970 ), John Galsworthy (( 1867-1933 ) ( Nobel Prize in Literature, 1932 ), whose novels include The Forsyte Saga, Arnold Bennett ( 1867-1931 ) author of The Old Wives ' Tale, and H. G. Wells ( 1866-1946 ).
A satire on the religious opinions of some of the chief popular writers of the day ( including Arnold Bennett and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ).
Anna of the Five Towns is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1902 and one of his best-known works.
Arnold Bennett greatly praised First Principles, and the influence it had on Bennett may be seen in his many novels.
Arnold and English
He befriended English poet Matthew Arnold and English philosopher Herbert Spencer as well as being in correspondence and acquaintance with most of the U. S. Presidents, statesmen, and notable writers.
“ Thomas Arnold, the leader and classic model of English educators ,” wrote Coubertin, “ gave the precise formula for the role of athletics in education.
Later it was the subject of a 1959 ballet by English composer Sir Malcolm Arnold and, in 1979, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim.
The English term was derived ( possibly via French vampyre ) from the German Vampir, in turn derived in the early 18th century from the Serbian вампир / vampir, when Arnold Paole, a purported vampire in Serbia was described during the time Serbia was incorporated into the Austrian Empire.
Edward Arnold " Eddie " Chapman ( 16 November 1914 – 11 December 1997 ) was an English pre-war criminal and wartime spy.
Holst's use of orchestration was very imaginative and colourful, showing the influence of Arnold Schoenberg and other continental composers of the day rather than his English predecessors.
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