Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a prolific British writer and journalist, renowned for his insightful portrayals of the lives of ordinary people amid the shifting social landscapes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born Enoch Arnold Bennett in Hanley, one of the six towns of the Potteries which later amalgamated to form the city of Stoke-on-Trent, his early exposure to the working-class li...