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    A Great Man: A Frolic
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    A Great Man: A Frolic

    By Arnold Bennett

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    Henry Shakspeare Knight is an innocuous shorthand clerk who becomes a highly successful novelist, despite living a sedentary life with his adoring mother and having no real experience or knowledge of human nature.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Big Nest
    Release dateJun 15, 2016
    ISBN9781911429708
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    A Great Man: A Frolic
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    Arnold Bennett

    Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) was an English novelist renowned as a prolific writer throughout his entire career. The most financially successful author of his day, he lent his talents to numerous short stories, plays, newspaper articles, novels, and a daily journal totaling more than one million words.

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