Miserly and mysterious, the richest man in the Five Towns lives simply, ruling his household with an iron fist and a cruel temper. His daughter, Anna, is used to the life of strict, thrifty order impo
Nella, daughter of millionaire Theodore Racksole, orders a dinner of steak and beer at the exclusive Grand Babylon Hotel in London. Her order is refused, so Theodore promptly buys the chef, the kitche
One of fiction's greatest chancers -- Denry Machin and his unceasing, ingenious efforts to become a great man.Set in the raw, Victorian world of the 'Five Towns', The Card tells the extremely funny an
The Grand Babylon Hotel is a novel by Arnold Bennett, about the mysterious disappearance of a German prince. The main protagonists are an American millionaire, Theodore Racksole, and his daughter Nell
