Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 163 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buried_Alive_(novel) Produced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days" by Arnold Bennett is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers around the life of Priam Farll, a reclusive and shy painter who has achieved immense fame and wealth but struggles with his personal life and social interactions. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to Priam Farll, who is described as living in a largely empty, forlorn house in South Kensington while wearing a striking puce dressing-gown. Despite his success as an artist, revealed through the acclaim of his infamous portrait of a policeman, Farll experiences profound shyness and superficiality in human connections. In his solitude, he reflects on his life and relationships, particularly his reliance on his valet, Henry Leek. The narrative establishes a paradox in Farll's character: while he is a brilliant artist revered by the public, he is personally lost and helpless in the mundane realities of life, setting the stage for a comedic and poignant exploration of identity and self-worth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction Artists -- Fiction Valets -- Fiction Mistaken identity -- Fiction Painters -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 373599 2025-07-05T05:34:14.144129 text/html 352305 2024-10-28T18:16:11 text/html 225243 2025-07-05T05:34:21.744073 application/epub+zip 228505 2025-07-05T05:34:17.085135 application/epub+zip 218864 2025-07-05T05:34:15.890098 application/epub+zip 432060 2025-07-05T05:34:25.525060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395026 2025-07-05T05:34:20.985085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335646 2022-09-05T10:39:23.873770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358508 2023-10-05T07:31:47.791994 text/plain 338723 2024-10-28T18:16:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16644 2025-07-05T05:34:25.654041 application/rdf+xml 13413 2025-07-05T05:34:16.394084 image/jpeg 3219 2025-07-05T05:34:16.139128 image/jpeg 218575 2025-07-05T05:34:14.174123 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia