Arnold Bennett 
Hilda Lessways (Unabridged) 

This carefully crafted ebook: "Hilda Lessways (Unabridged)" is formatted for your e Reader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The book is the second book of The Clayhanger Family series by Arnold Bennett, which paralleled Edwin Clayhanger’s story from the point of view of his eventual wife, Hilda. It tells the story of her coming of age, her working experiences as a shorthand clerk and keeper of a lodging house in London and Brighton, her relationship with George Cannon that ends in her disastrous bigamous marriage and pregnancy, and finally her reconciliation with Edwin Clayhanger.Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film.In his early life, Bennett was employed by his father but the working relationship failed. Bennett found himself doing jobs such as rent-collecting which were uncongenial. He also resented the low pay; it is no accident that the theme of parental miserliness is important in his novels. In his spare time he was able to do a little journalism, but his breakthrough as a writer came after he had moved from the Potteries. His most famous works are the The Clayhanger Family, (the complete trilogy consisting of Clayhanger, Hilda Lessways, and These Twain) and The Old Wives’ Tale. These books draw on his experience of life in the Potteries, as did most of his best work.Content:Book I. Her Start in Life1. An Event in Mr. Skellorn’s Life2. The End of the Scene3. Mr. Cannon4. Domesticity Invaded5. Mrs. Lessways’ Shrewdness6. Victor Hugo and Isaac Pitman7. The Editorial Secretary8. Janet Orgreave9. In the Street10. Miss Gailey in Declension11. Disillusion12. The Telegram13. Hilda’s World14. To London Book II. Her Recovery1. Sin2. The Little Room3. Journey to Bleakridge4. With the Orgreaves5. Edwin Clayhanger6. In the Garden7. The Next Meeting Book III. Her Burden1. Hilda Indispensable2. Sarah’s Benefactor3. At Brighton4. The Sea Book IV. Her Fall1. The Going Concern2. The Unknown Adventure3. Florrie Again Book V. Her Deliverance1. Louisa Uncontrolled2. Some Secret History Book VI. Her Punishment1. Evening at Bleakridge2. A Rendezvous3. At the Works4. The Call from Brighton5. Thursday Afternoon6. Mischance