Arnold Bennett 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.In this book the critic August Nemo brings seven specially selected short stories:

- The Lion's Share

- The Burglary

- News of the Engagement

- Beginning the New Year

- From One Generation to Another

- The Death of Simon Fuge

- In a New Bottle