The difficulties he must have experienced in pulling this off... hand written...paper, pen and ink, gas light... no copy/pasting, no deleting... dozens of drafts make it all the more admirable. One of the funniest novels I have read. Escapism back to the early 1900's in the Potteries towns of North Staffordshire. "At two o'clock she had been a name to him. The difficulties he must have experienced in pulliOk, coming from Stoke on Trent, as I do, I'm biased! Titled The Promoter for its American audience, it was adapted by Eric Ambler and directed by Ronald Neame. Bennett paints the picture of what life was like back then and weaves a wonderful, captivating, exciting tale which makes you so pleased to have read it. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of This is a wonderful enjoyable read. I very much enjoyed this story of a young man (the titled Card) and his entrepreneurial, civic and amorous adventures. It's a light "read" (I did this one as an audio book, see below), with a great, great main character in Denry Machin.This was another delightful Bennett novel. Especially enjoyable were the occasional clever and sometimes non-sensical quips such as:A light and entertaining book. "time-travelling Edwardians who wonder who this Ferris Buehler guy isFerris Buehler, in England, about 1900 - that's Denry Machin, the eponymous "card." October 1st 1991 This is a showcase of gentle humor masking sharp social satire, or perhaps a gentle lambasting of the general foibles of people while celebrating the life of a man who achieves success and happiness through pluck and creativity. Alec Guinness always had a way with light comedy, and The Card is possibly only remarkable because he's in it. Memorable scenes abound, from Denry's first act of "creativity" which gets him an invite to the prestigious ball of the young Duchess of the parish, how he wins a £5 bet there, how he tricks his mother into aVery enjoyable comic novel by Arnold Bennett concerning the irresistible rise of Denry Machin, who goes from office boy to town mayor by a mixture of endeavour, ambition and an eye for the main chance. Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.The Mastercard card may be used everywhere Debit Mastercard is accepted.The CARD.com Prepaid Visa Card is issued by The Bancorp Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. I just had to give them all away, along with my Trollope and Virago Classics. Telling of a scamp and entrepreneur whose business acumen and cheek help him to success in the Five Towns, the book should have turned us against the hero; such men are 'not nice' but Bennett paints Denry Machen so affectionately that we watch with an indulgent smile.I collected all I could find of Arnold Bennett during the '80s. His social progress goes at breakneck speed in a series of unbelievable scrapes and strokes of luck. Some unforgettable incidents: waving a carrot at the 'donkey' Sir Jee, and some unforgettable lines: 'I collect rents'..'I should have thought you'd prefer postage stamps' really do make Denry a hero for '...cheering us all up'. Denry Machin is one of those characters whose name should enter the language as a 'type', like Walter Mitty or Billy Liar. ""At two o'clock she had been a name to him. I loved it.This was a pleasantly diverting quick read after the marathon that was "Journey to the West." The Card is a short comedic novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911. Andy Minter is a wonderful storyteller (Librivox). One of the funniest novels I have read. CARD.com Prepaid Mastercard is issued by The Bancorp Bank pursuant to license by Mastercard International Incorporated. We talked wi...Enoch Arnold Bennett was a British novelist.His most famous works are the Enoch Arnold Bennett was a British novelist.His most famous works are the My original review somehow got attached to a version of this credited to an author who adapted it!