The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett
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"The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns" by Arnold Bennett is a comic novel written in 1911. It follows Edward Henry "Denry" Machin's audacious rise from washerwoman's son to Mayor of Bursley in the Staffordshire Potteries. Through cheek, luck, and initiative, Denry schemes his way upward—altering test scores, crashing exclusive balls, profiting from shipwrecks, and launching a thrift club. His colorful adventures and irrepressible charm make him the town's
most beloved "card"—a character who specializes in cheering everyone up. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Card |
| Credits | Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Carol David and PG Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | City and town life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12986 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-12986-0 |
| Release Date | Jul 22, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 834 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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