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Those United States
__NOTOC__ ''Those United States'', subtitled ''Impressions of a First Visit'', is a book about Arnold Bennett's first journey (via a transatlantic steam ship) to the United States. Bennett was in the US from October to November 1911. ''Those United States'' was serialized in ''Harper's Magazine'' from April to November 1912. It was published in book form as ''Your United States'' by Harper (publisher), Harper in November 1912. Martin Secker published ''Those United States'' in the UK in October 1912. illustrated it. References Sources * Further reading * * * External links''Your United States'' at Project Gutenberg * American travel books Books about the United States Books by Arnold Bennett Harper & Brothers books Martin Secker books 1912 books {{Travel-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Bennett
Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English author, best known as a novelist. He wrote prolifically: between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays (some in collaboration with other writers), and a daily journal totalling more than a million words. He wrote articles and stories for more than 100 newspapers and periodicals, worked in and briefly ran the Ministry of Information in the First World War, and wrote for the cinema in the 1920s. The sales of his books were substantial, and he was the most financially successful British author of his day. Born into a modest but upwardly mobile family in Hanley, in the Staffordshire Potteries, Bennett was intended by his father, a solicitor, to follow him into the legal profession. Bennett worked for his father, before moving to another law firm in London as a clerk, aged 21. He became assistant editor and then editor of a women's magazine, before becoming a ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
