The Author's Craft - Arnold Bennett

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Résumé :
The Author's Craft is a 1914 work by Arnold Bennett that explores the art of writing novels and plays, as well as being an author in general. This fantastic guide contains timeless tips and advice from a veteran author, making it useful for budding writers and others with an interest in what makes an author. Contents include: Seeing Life, Writing Novels, Writing Plays, The Artist and the Public, etc. Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was an English writer. Although he is perhaps best remembered for his popular novels, Bennett also produced work in other areas including the theatre, propaganda, journalism, and film. Other notable works by this author include: Helen with a High Hand (1910), The Card (1911), and Hilda Lessways (1911). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introductory essay by F. J. Harvey Darton.

Biographie:
Arnold Bennett was born on May 27, 1867, in Hanley, Staffordshire, which is now part of Stoke-on-Trent but was previously a separate municipality. He was the eldest of three boys and three daughters born to Enoch Bennett (1843-1902) and Sarah Ann, nee Longson (1840-1914). Enoch Bennett's early career was marked by ups and downs: following an unsuccessful attempt to start a pottery manufacturing and sales firm, he established himself as a draper and pawnbroker in 1866. Four years later, Enoch's father died, leaving him some money with which he apprenticed at a local legal business...