Buried Alive A Tale Of These Days (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781169272781)

Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days is a novel written by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908. The story revolves around the life of a young man named Priam Farll, a famous painter who becomes disillusioned with his life and decides to fake his own death in order to start a new life. However, his plan goes awry when his butler, Henry Leek, accidentally buries him alive. The novel explores themes of identity, society, and the consequences of one's actions. As Priam struggles to adapt to his new life, he finds himself caught up in a web of lies and deceit, and must confront the consequences of his decision to fake his own death. Along the way, he meets a cast of colorful characters, including a young woman named Alice Chalice, who helps him to see the world in a new light.Bennett's writing style is characterized by his attention to detail and his ability to capture the nuances of everyday life. Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that offers a unique perspective on the human condition.Mr. Oxford's club alarmed and intimidated him; it was so big and so black. Externally it resembled a town-hall of some great industrial town. As you stood on the pavement at the bottom of the flight of giant steps that led to the first pair of swinging doors, your head was certainly lower than the feet of a being who examined you sternly from the other side of the glass. Your head was also far below the sills of the mighty windows of the ground-floor. There were two storeys above the ground-floor, and above them a projecting eave of carven stone that threatened the uplifted eye like a menace.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Arnold Bennett
ISBN-10: 1169272789
ISBN-13: 9781169272781
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d