Books and Persons; Being Comments on a Past Epoch, 1908-1911
★3.7/5
Listen FreeFree AI audiobook with natural voice. No signup required.
About This Book
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
Chapters (88)
- Books and Persons
- BEING COMMENTS ON A PAST EPOCH 1908-1911
- ARNOLD BENNETT
- WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR
- Books and Persons
- BEING COMMENTS ON A PAST EPOCH 1908-1911
- ARNOLD BENNETT
- TO HUGH WALPOLE
- PREFATORY NOTE
- CONTENTS
- 1908
- 1909
- 1910
- 1911
- 1908
- WILFRED WHITTEN'S PROSE
- UGLINESS IN FICTION
- LETTERS OF QUEEN VICTORIA
- FRENCH PUBLISHERS
- WORDSWORTH'S SINGLE LINES
- NOVELISTS AND AGENTS
- THE NOVEL OF THE SEASON
- GERMAN EXPANSION
- THE BOOK-BUYER
- JOSEPH CONRAD & THE ATHENÆUM
- THE PROFESSORS
- MRS. HUMPHRY WARD'S HEROINES
- W.W. JACOBS AND ARISTOPHANES
- KENNETH GRAHAME
- ANATOLE FRANCE
- INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY
- MALLARMÉ, BAZIN, SWINBURNE
- THE RUINED SEASON
- 1909
- ECCE HOMO
- HENRY OSPOVAT
- FRENCH AND BRITISH ACADEMIES
- POE AND THE SHORT STORY
- MIDDLE-CLASS
- THE POTENTIAL PUBLIC
- H.G. WELLS
- TCHEHKOFF
- THE SURREY LABOURER
- SWINBURNE
- THE SEVENPENNIES
- MEREDITH
- ST. JOHN HANKIN
- UNCLEAN BOOKS
- LOVE POETRY
- TROLLOPE'S METHODS
- CHESTERTON AND LUCAS
- OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF POETRY
- ARTISTS AND CRITICS
- RUDYARD KIPLING
- CENSORSHIP BY THE LIBRARIES
- 1910
- CENSORSHIP BY THE LIBRARIES
- BRIEUX
- C.E. MONTAGUE
- PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS
- TOURGENIEV AND DOSTOIEVSKY
- JOHN GALSWORTHY
- SUPPRESSIONS IN "DE PROFUNDIS"
- HOLIDAY READING
- THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF LETTERS
- UNFINISHED PERUSALS
- MR. A.C. BENSON
- THE LITERARY PERIODICAL
- THE LENGTH OF NOVELS
- ARTISTS AND MONEY
- HENRI BECQUE
- HENRY JAMES
- ENGLISH LITERARY CRITICISM
- MRS. ELINOR GLYN
- W.H. HUDSON
- NEO-IMPRESSIONISM AND LITERATURE
- 1911
- BOOKS OF THE YEAR
- "THE NEW MACHIAVELLI"
- SUCCESS IN JOURNALISM
- MARGUERITE AUDOUX
- JOHN MASEFIELD
- LECTURES AND STATE PERFORMANCES
- A PLAY OF TCHEHKOFF'S
- SEA AND SLAUGHTER
- A BOOK IN A RAILWAY ACCIDENT
- "FICTION" AND "LITERATURE"
- INDEX
How to Listen
- 1. Click "Listen Free" above
- 2. The book opens in CastReader's browser reader
- 3. Click the play button — AI narration starts with word highlighting
- 4. Use "Send to Phone" to continue listening on your phone
More by Arnold Bennett
FAQ
Is this audiobook really free?
Yes. "Books and Persons; Being Comments on a Past Epoch, 1908-1911" is a public domain work from Project Gutenberg. CastReader converts it to audio using AI text-to-speech for free. No account or payment needed.
What does the AI voice sound like?
CastReader uses Kokoro TTS, a natural-sounding AI voice. It handles punctuation, names, and dialogue naturally. Most listeners forget it's AI after a few minutes.
Can I listen on my phone?
Yes. Open the book, then use "Send to Phone" to stream audio to your phone via Telegram. No app download needed.