The Old Wives' Tale 9789356561090 and other anthropomorphic foxes

and other anthropomorphic foxes

The Amateur Cracksman

Juliette Marny sneaked her way into Citizen-Deputy Deroulede's home on August 19

Conrad romanticizes the jungle and its inhabitants

lest she violates her promise to the Madonna to never see him again and bear the consequences of her transgression

The Old Wives' Tale 9789356561090 and other anthropomorphic foxesArnold Bennett wrote a book titled The Old Wives' Tale, which was first released in 1908. Constance and Sophia Baines, two sisters with extremely different lifestyles, are the subject of the book. It follows their lives from childhood, when they worked in their mother's drapery store, through old age. It is set in Burslem and Paris and spans around 70 years, from roughly 1840 to 1905. It is frequently cited as one of Bennett's best pieces of writing.