The Old Wives' Tale - Arnold Bennett - Books - Penguin Books Ltd - 9780141442112 - May 31, 2007
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The Old Wives' Tale

Arnold Bennett

The Old Wives' Tale

Affirms the integrity of ordinary lives as it tells the story of the Baines sisters. This work traces the sisters' lives from childhood in their father's drapery shop in provincial Bursley, England, during the mid-Victorian era, through their married lives, to the modern industrial age, when they are reunited as old women.


624 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 31, 2007
ISBN13 9780141442112
Publishers Penguin Books Ltd
Pages 624
Dimensions 129 × 198 × 26 mm   ·   424 g

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