The Grim Smile Of The Five Towns

The Grim Smile of the Five Towns is a collection of short stories by Arnold Bennett, set in the industrial towns of the Potteries in the early 20th century. The stories explore the lives of the working-class people who lived and worked in these towns, with a particular focus on the struggles and hardships they faced. The characters in the stories are vividly drawn, with Bennett's keen eye for detail and his ability to capture the nuances of everyday life. The stories cover a range of themes, from love and loss to betrayal and redemption, and are written with a deep sense of empathy and understanding for the people and places they depict. Overall, The Grim Smile of the Five Towns is a powerful and moving collection of stories that offers a unique perspective on life in the industrial heartland of England.People were talking to each other as they groped about in the road, and either making jokes at the expense of the new Electricity Department, or frankly cursing it with true Five Towns directness of speech. And as Mr Blackshaw went down the hill into the town his heart was as black as the street itself with rage and disappointment. He had made his child cry!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.