Leonora
By Arnold Bennett
16 Apr, 2020
Scathingly reviewed by some at the time of its publication in 1903 because of its subject matter, Bennett's third novel, "Leonora, " is the love story of a middle-aged woman. In response to his critics, Bennett later recorded in his preface to "The O
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Scathingly reviewed by some at the time of its publication in 1903 because of its subject matter, Bennett's third novel, "Leonora, " is the love story of a middle-aged woman. In response to his critics, Bennett later recorded in his preface to "The Old Wives Tale," that he intended the book to be a protest against the "absurd youthfulness, the unfading youthfulness of the average heroine." Less