Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Regent Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Bill Hershey. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Regent" by Arnold Bennett is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Edward Henry Machin, a somewhat successful yet increasingly disillusioned man in midlife, who struggles with the trappings of domesticity and wealth while seeking meaning and excitement in his life. The opening of the book introduces Edward Henry as he contemplates the bittersweet nature of his recent financial success—gaining money through a stock market speculation—while experiencing a profound sense of ennui. As he arrives home, he finds himself irritated with the domestic chaos and a distinct absence of connection with his wife, Nellie. The interaction with his family is rife with tension, especially surrounding their child’s minor injury inflicted by the family dog, and Edward's desire for acknowledgment and excitement seems to clash with the realities of everyday life. This blend of personal introspection and familial obligation sets the stage for Edward’s further adventures, including a night out at the theatre, hinting at his longing for change and a deeper life experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction London (England) -- Fiction Adventure stories PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 557595 2025-07-05T15:26:51.787469 text/html 569621 2024-10-28T19:39:12 text/html 272393 2025-07-05T15:27:00.329398 application/epub+zip 279502 2025-07-05T15:26:53.743432 application/epub+zip 279502 2025-07-05T15:26:52.539445 application/epub+zip 478990 2025-07-05T15:27:05.169333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450283 2025-07-05T15:26:59.532393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421947 2022-09-06T21:40:06.642020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516758 2023-10-06T06:06:28.124722 text/plain 497039 2024-10-28T19:39:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16065 2025-07-05T15:27:05.435340 application/rdf+xml 9241 2025-07-05T15:26:53.052400 image/jpeg 2605 2025-07-05T15:26:52.793426 image/jpeg 264426 2025-07-05T15:26:51.828454 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