The Arnold Bennett Society
@bennettsoc.bsky.social
Promoting the work of Potteries-born author Arnold Bennett (1867-1931). Website arnoldbennettsociety.org.uk; email [email protected]
We still have a few places left for our annual Literary Lunch
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
AT
The Upper House
12.30 for 1pm
Guest speakers:
Dr Jonathan Taylor
University of Leicester
Dr Lisa Blower
Lecturer in Creative Writing Keele
Email [email protected] for full details.
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
AT
The Upper House
12.30 for 1pm
Guest speakers:
Dr Jonathan Taylor
University of Leicester
Dr Lisa Blower
Lecturer in Creative Writing Keele
Email [email protected] for full details.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We still have a few places left for our annual Literary Lunch
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
AT
The Upper House
12.30 for 1pm
Guest speakers:
Dr Jonathan Taylor
University of Leicester
Dr Lisa Blower
Lecturer in Creative Writing Keele
Email [email protected] for full details.
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
AT
The Upper House
12.30 for 1pm
Guest speakers:
Dr Jonathan Taylor
University of Leicester
Dr Lisa Blower
Lecturer in Creative Writing Keele
Email [email protected] for full details.
Entertaining Mr Bennett, a
FREE film at the Dudson Centre, Hope street, Hanley. 6th December. A compilation of archive films and recodings of things Bennett found entertaining and sometimes used in his writing. Famous stars he knew at the SAVOY HOTEL.
FREE film at the Dudson Centre, Hope street, Hanley. 6th December. A compilation of archive films and recodings of things Bennett found entertaining and sometimes used in his writing. Famous stars he knew at the SAVOY HOTEL.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Entertaining Mr Bennett, a
FREE film at the Dudson Centre, Hope street, Hanley. 6th December. A compilation of archive films and recodings of things Bennett found entertaining and sometimes used in his writing. Famous stars he knew at the SAVOY HOTEL.
FREE film at the Dudson Centre, Hope street, Hanley. 6th December. A compilation of archive films and recodings of things Bennett found entertaining and sometimes used in his writing. Famous stars he knew at the SAVOY HOTEL.
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It certainly does, though I don’t currently have a Bennett on the curriculum. He does get an honourable mention. The New Vic’s recent production of The Grand Babylon Hotel was a real treat.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It certainly does, though I don’t currently have a Bennett on the curriculum. He does get an honourable mention. The New Vic’s recent production of The Grand Babylon Hotel was a real treat.
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Help me get this word out? Thanks! Scholarships available, full schedule soon
October 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Help me get this word out? Thanks! Scholarships available, full schedule soon
It's our AGM tomorrow afternoon (Sat 25th)! At Swan Bank ST6 2AA, or via Zoom link emailed to Society members
October 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It's our AGM tomorrow afternoon (Sat 25th)! At Swan Bank ST6 2AA, or via Zoom link emailed to Society members
We remember John Lucas especially for his 1974 book-length study of Arnold Bennett's fiction
John Lucas, the least online person I knew (never used email, or any other aspect of the internet), managed to leave an online archive of over 60 pieces for London Grip, which is a valuable resource for the sort of writers published by small presses. Lovely article. londongrip.co.uk/2025/10/john...
October 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We remember John Lucas especially for his 1974 book-length study of Arnold Bennett's fiction
RIP Patricia Routledge. Not the least of her achievements was her role in the musical Darling of the Day (with Vincent Price!), adapted from Arnold Bennett's novel Buried Alive
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
RIP Patricia Routledge. Not the least of her achievements was her role in the musical Darling of the Day (with Vincent Price!), adapted from Arnold Bennett's novel Buried Alive
The Dudson Centre is in Hope Street, Hanley ST1 5DD
Coming up on Saturday afternoon, for your delight ...
October 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Dudson Centre is in Hope Street, Hanley ST1 5DD
Coming up on Saturday afternoon, for your delight ...
October 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Coming up on Saturday afternoon, for your delight ...
'My absence has had the effect of showing me how well I am established in Paris. Wherever I go, in restaurants and shops, I am recognized and greeted with the warmest cordiality. In three places today I have been the subject of an ovation ...(1/2)
September 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
'My absence has had the effect of showing me how well I am established in Paris. Wherever I go, in restaurants and shops, I am recognized and greeted with the warmest cordiality. In three places today I have been the subject of an ovation ...(1/2)
The first of our (free) Heritage Open Day walks is tomorrow, starting at Stoke's Dudson Centre at 2pm. Details at our website
September 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The first of our (free) Heritage Open Day walks is tomorrow, starting at Stoke's Dudson Centre at 2pm. Details at our website
Arnold Bennett in journal, 12 Sept 1898: 'Partly owing to the influence of [Eden] Phillpotts, I have decided very seriously to take up fiction for a livelihood. A certain chronic poverty had forced upon me the fact that I was giving no attention to money-making, beyond my editorship ... (1/3)
September 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Arnold Bennett in journal, 12 Sept 1898: 'Partly owing to the influence of [Eden] Phillpotts, I have decided very seriously to take up fiction for a livelihood. A certain chronic poverty had forced upon me the fact that I was giving no attention to money-making, beyond my editorship ... (1/3)
London's BFI Southbank (aka the National Film Theatre) is running an Anna May Wong season, so of course there are showings of Piccadilly, 'one of the silent era’s most captivating films', with a scenario by Arnold Bennett
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whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Buy cinema tickets for Piccadilly | BFI Southbank
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September 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
London's BFI Southbank (aka the National Film Theatre) is running an Anna May Wong season, so of course there are showings of Piccadilly, 'one of the silent era’s most captivating films', with a scenario by Arnold Bennett
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Get to know Arnold Bennett's Five Towns: We have some free Bennett-themed guided walks around Hanley and Burslem for Heritage Open Days on 17 and 19 September, and beyond. Details on our website, and book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=A...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Get to know Arnold Bennett's Five Towns: We have some free Bennett-themed guided walks around Hanley and Burslem for Heritage Open Days on 17 and 19 September, and beyond. Details on our website, and book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=A...
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ON NOW
8th August - 7th September
FAMOUS FACES FROM STOKE-ON-TRENT’S PAST KID’S TRAIL – Celebrating Stoke100
10am to 3pm
FREE TRAIL
A free family trail featuring famous faces from Stoke-on-Trent's past.
No pre-booking required, just visit our Visitor Desk to take part
#stokeontrent
8th August - 7th September
FAMOUS FACES FROM STOKE-ON-TRENT’S PAST KID’S TRAIL – Celebrating Stoke100
10am to 3pm
FREE TRAIL
A free family trail featuring famous faces from Stoke-on-Trent's past.
No pre-booking required, just visit our Visitor Desk to take part
#stokeontrent
September 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
ON NOW
8th August - 7th September
FAMOUS FACES FROM STOKE-ON-TRENT’S PAST KID’S TRAIL – Celebrating Stoke100
10am to 3pm
FREE TRAIL
A free family trail featuring famous faces from Stoke-on-Trent's past.
No pre-booking required, just visit our Visitor Desk to take part
#stokeontrent
8th August - 7th September
FAMOUS FACES FROM STOKE-ON-TRENT’S PAST KID’S TRAIL – Celebrating Stoke100
10am to 3pm
FREE TRAIL
A free family trail featuring famous faces from Stoke-on-Trent's past.
No pre-booking required, just visit our Visitor Desk to take part
#stokeontrent
Arnold Bennett admired Wells's 1895 short story'The Cone' (whose protagonist is the manager of a Potteries ironworks), and wrote to him that he was 'very glad to find that the Potteries made such an impression on you. ... only during the last few years have I begun to see its possibilities'
In 1888, H.G. Wells stayed at 18 Victoria Street, Basford
While in the area, he was mesmerised by Shelton Bar and the local potbanks, their fiery displays influencing his work, such as 'The Cone' and 'War of the Worlds'
#Basford #StokeonTrent #ThePotteries #NorthStaffordshire
While in the area, he was mesmerised by Shelton Bar and the local potbanks, their fiery displays influencing his work, such as 'The Cone' and 'War of the Worlds'
#Basford #StokeonTrent #ThePotteries #NorthStaffordshire
August 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Arnold Bennett admired Wells's 1895 short story'The Cone' (whose protagonist is the manager of a Potteries ironworks), and wrote to him that he was 'very glad to find that the Potteries made such an impression on you. ... only during the last few years have I begun to see its possibilities'
#onthisday in 1918 (26 August) Arnold Bennett wrote to the War Office recommending T.S. Eliot for the Interpreters Corps: 'I have pleasure in stating that Mr T.S. Eliot … has an intimate knowledge of the French language. Also that he is a writer of distinguished merit'
August 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#onthisday in 1918 (26 August) Arnold Bennett wrote to the War Office recommending T.S. Eliot for the Interpreters Corps: 'I have pleasure in stating that Mr T.S. Eliot … has an intimate knowledge of the French language. Also that he is a writer of distinguished merit'
Arnold Bennett's 'artistic advantage' over Virginia Woolf; our author's fondness for heaving bosoms; @sathnam.bsky.social's Marriage Material on stage ... All this and more in the Society's latest newsletter, newly arrived in members' mailboxes
August 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Arnold Bennett's 'artistic advantage' over Virginia Woolf; our author's fondness for heaving bosoms; @sathnam.bsky.social's Marriage Material on stage ... All this and more in the Society's latest newsletter, newly arrived in members' mailboxes
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The New Vic Theatre has announced full casting for its world premiere production of The Grand Babylon Hotel, a riotous comedy thriller by Arnold Bennett
Full Cast Announced for World Premiere of The Grand Babylon Hotel at New Vic Theatre
The New Vic Theatre has announced full casting for its world premiere production of The Grand Babylon Hotel, a riotous comedy thriller by Arnold Bennett
theatreweekly.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The New Vic Theatre has announced full casting for its world premiere production of The Grand Babylon Hotel, a riotous comedy thriller by Arnold Bennett
#onthisday in 1927 (4 Aug) in his Evening Standard column Arnold Bennett continued his 'remarks' on Victorian novelists with George Eliot, Disraeli, Marryat and Trollope - concluding that 'I have not discussed him who is conceivably the greatest of the Victorians. Of course I mean Thomas Hardy'
August 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#onthisday in 1927 (4 Aug) in his Evening Standard column Arnold Bennett continued his 'remarks' on Victorian novelists with George Eliot, Disraeli, Marryat and Trollope - concluding that 'I have not discussed him who is conceivably the greatest of the Victorians. Of course I mean Thomas Hardy'
Tckets selling fast for this adaptation of Arnold Bennett's classic thriller
www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/...
www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/...
The Grand Babylon Hotel - New Vic Theatre
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
July 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Tckets selling fast for this adaptation of Arnold Bennett's classic thriller
www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/...
www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/...
#onthisday in 1917 (24 July) Arnold Bennett dined with JM Barrie, Thomas Hardy and wife. Hardy “has all his faculties, unimpaired. Quite modest and without the slightest pose,” AB wrote in his journal [Hardy was then aged 77]
July 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#onthisday in 1917 (24 July) Arnold Bennett dined with JM Barrie, Thomas Hardy and wife. Hardy “has all his faculties, unimpaired. Quite modest and without the slightest pose,” AB wrote in his journal [Hardy was then aged 77]
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The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme will stage the world premiere of The Grand Babylon Hotel, a new adaptation of Arnold Bennett’s only thriller, this autumn
The Grand Babylon Hotel to Receive World Premiere at New Vic Theatre
The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme will stage the world premiere of The Grand Babylon Hotel, a new adaptation of Arnold Bennett’s only thriller, this autumn
theatreweekly.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme will stage the world premiere of The Grand Babylon Hotel, a new adaptation of Arnold Bennett’s only thriller, this autumn
Arnold Bennett in his journal, 3 July 1897, enjoying the Earl's Court exhibition
July 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Arnold Bennett in his journal, 3 July 1897, enjoying the Earl's Court exhibition
