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The Clayhanger Trilogy (Consisting of Clayhanger + Hilda Lessways + These Twain)
Angleterre, fin du XIXe siècle. The Clayhanger Trilogy plonge le lecteur dans le destin d’Edwin Clayhanger, jeune homme timide et ambitieux, tiraillé entre ses rêves d’architecte et les contraintes d’un père tyrannique.
The Clayhanger Family is a trilogy of semiautobiographical novels by Arnold Bennett. The first and best-known book of the three is Clayhanger (1910); it was followed by Hilda Lessways (1911) and These Twain (1915). They were published together in 1925.
Set in the late 19th century in a drab potters' town in the industrial Midlands, Clayhanger begins the story of Edwin Clayhanger as he is attempting to wrest control of his life from his tyrannical and pragmatic father. Repressed and shy, he falls in love with Hilda Lessways, a forthright young woman who, despite her attraction to Edwin, marries another man. After many years he finds her living a broken, destitute life, her husband imprisoned for bigamy and her child thus considered illegitimate. In spite of all, Clayhanger still loves Hilda.
Hilda Lessways, told from Hilda's point of view, chronicles her early life. In These Twain, Clayhanger and Hilda are married. He adopts her son, and the couple attempt to adapt their very different temperaments and routines to each other.
Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a British novelist, playwright, critic, and essayist whose major works form an important link between the English novel and the mainstream of European realism. He also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film.
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Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) est un écrivain, journaliste et dramaturge britannique, figure majeure de la littérature réaliste anglaise. Né dans les Potteries du Staffordshire, il puise son inspiration dans les paysages industriels et les tensions sociales de son époque. Son œuvre, marquée par un regard acéré sur la condition humaine, lui a valu une reconnaissance durable, notamment pour des romans comme Anna of the Five Towns et The Old Wives’ Tale. Bennett est aussi connu pour son engagement dans le journalisme et sa contribution à la culture littéraire de son temps.
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