Hilda Lessways (Unabridged)
Angleterre, fin du XIXe siècle. Hilda Lessways, jeune femme ambitieuse et complexe, affronte les défis de l'indépendance et de l'amour dans un monde où les conventions étouffent les rêves.
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The book is the second book of The Clayhanger Family series by Arnold Bennett, which paralleled Edwin Clayhanger's story from the point of view of his eventual wife, Hilda. It tells the story of her coming of age, her working experiences as a shorthand clerk and keeper of a lodging house in London and Brighton, her relationship with George Cannon that ends in her disastrous bigamous marriage and pregnancy, and finally her reconciliation with Edwin Clayhanger.
Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 - 27 March 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film.
In his early life, Bennett was employed by his father but the working relationship failed. Bennett found himself doing jobs such as rent-collecting which were uncongenial. He also resented the low pay; it is no accident that the theme of parental miserliness is important in his novels. In his spare time he was able to do a little journalism, but his breakthrough as a writer came after he had moved from the Potteries. His most famous works are the The Clayhanger Family, (the complete trilogy consisting of Clayhanger, Hilda Lessways, and These Twain) and The Old Wives' Tale. These books draw on his experience of life in the Potteries, as did most of his best work.
Content:
Book I. Her Start in Life
1. An Event in Mr. Skellorn's Life
2. The End of the Scene
3. Mr. Cannon
4. Domesticity Invaded
5. Mrs. Lessways' Shrewdness
6. Victor Hugo and Isaac Pitman
7. The Editorial Secretary
8. Janet Orgreave
9. In the Street
10. Miss Gailey in Declension
11. Disillusion
12. The Telegram
13. Hilda's World
14. To London
Book II. Her Recovery
1. Sin
2. The Little Room
3. Journey to Bleakridge
4. With the Orgreaves
5. Edwin Clayhanger
6. In the Garden
7. The Next Meeting
Book III. Her Burden
1. Hilda Indispensable
2. Sarah's Benefactor
3. At Brighton
4. The Sea
Book IV. Her Fall
1. The Going Concern
2. The Unknown Adventure
3. Florrie Again
Book V. Her Deliverance
1. Louisa Uncontrolled
2. Some Secret History
Book VI. Her Punishment
1. Evening at Bleakridge
2. A Rendezvous
3. At the Works
4. The Call from Brighton
5. Thursday Afternoon
6. Mischance
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The book is the second book of The Clayhanger Family series by Arnold Bennett, which paralleled Edwin Clayhanger's story from the point of view of his eventual wife, Hilda. It tells the story of her coming of age, her working experiences as a shorthand clerk and keeper of a lodging house in London and Brighton, her relationship with George Cannon that ends in her disastrous bigamous marriage and pregnancy, and finally her reconciliation with Edwin Clayhanger.
Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 - 27 March 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film.
In his early life, Bennett was employed by his father but the working relationship failed. Bennett found himself doing jobs such as rent-collecting which were uncongenial. He also resented the low pay; it is no accident that the theme of parental miserliness is important in his novels. In his spare time he was able to do a little journalism, but his breakthrough as a writer came after he had moved from the Potteries. His most famous works are the The Clayhanger Family, (the complete trilogy consisting of Clayhanger, Hilda Lessways, and These Twain) and The Old Wives' Tale. These books draw on his experience of life in the Potteries, as did most of his best work.
Content:
Book I. Her Start in Life
1. An Event in Mr. Skellorn's Life
2. The End of the Scene
3. Mr. Cannon
4. Domesticity Invaded
5. Mrs. Lessways' Shrewdness
6. Victor Hugo and Isaac Pitman
7. The Editorial Secretary
8. Janet Orgreave
9. In the Street
10. Miss Gailey in Declension
11. Disillusion
12. The Telegram
13. Hilda's World
14. To London
Book II. Her Recovery
1. Sin
2. The Little Room
3. Journey to Bleakridge
4. With the Orgreaves
5. Edwin Clayhanger
6. In the Garden
7. The Next Meeting
Book III. Her Burden
1. Hilda Indispensable
2. Sarah's Benefactor
3. At Brighton
4. The Sea
Book IV. Her Fall
1. The Going Concern
2. The Unknown Adventure
3. Florrie Again
Book V. Her Deliverance
1. Louisa Uncontrolled
2. Some Secret History
Book VI. Her Punishment
1. Evening at Bleakridge
2. A Rendezvous
3. At the Works
4. The Call from Brighton
5. Thursday Afternoon
6. Mischance
Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) est l’un des grands noms de la **littérature anglaise** du début du XXe siècle. Né à Hanley, dans les Potteries (région industrielle du Staffordshire), il puise son inspiration dans le quotidien des petites villes, qu’il transforme en une **œuvre réaliste et satirique** à la fois. Après des débuts comme clerc de notaire, il se consacre à l’écriture et devient un auteur prolifique, signant des romans, des nouvelles, des pièces de théâtre et même des essais de développement personnel. Son style, marqué par une **observation fine des comportements humains** et une **ironie bienveillante**, lui vaut d’être souvent comparé à Dickens ou Maupassant.
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Hilda Lessways offre une plongée dans l'Angleterre victorienne à travers le regard d'une héroïne moderne, Hilda, dont les erreurs et les combats résonnent encore aujourd'hui. Ce roman, deuxième volet de la saga Clayhanger, éclaire le destin des femmes et les contradictions d'une époque en mutation. L'écriture d'Arnold Bennett, à la fois psychologique et sociale, en fait une œuvre majeure du réalisme anglais.
Le roman explore l'émancipation féminine, les contraintes sociales, le mariage et ses pièges, ainsi que la quête d'identité dans une Angleterre industrielle en pleine transformation. Bennett y dépeint aussi les tensions entre tradition et modernité, à travers le parcours chaotique de Hilda, entre ambition professionnelle et désillusions amoureuses.
Ce livre séduira les amateurs de romans réalistes, d'histoires de femmes fortes, et de fresques sociales. Il passionnera aussi les lecteurs intéressés par l'Angleterre victorienne, les sagas familiales, ou ceux qui aiment les personnages ambivalents et les intrigues psychologiques.
Vous pourrez interroger le smartbook sur les choix de Hilda, les détails de la vie dans les Potteries, les thèmes du féminisme et du mariage, ou encore les liens entre ce roman et Clayhanger. Posez aussi des questions sur le style d'Arnold Bennett, le contexte historique, ou les symboles récurrents dans l'œuvre.
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