Project Gutenberg 2004-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 171 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Author's Craft Seeing Life -- Writing Novels -- Writing Plays -- The Artist and the Public. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David McLachlan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Author's Craft" by Arnold Bennett is a collection of essays on the art of writing, likely composed in the early 20th century. The book delves into the intricate processes involved in observing life, writing novels and plays, and the relationship between the artist and the public. Bennett provides insights into the nature of authorship, creativity, and the responsibilities of the writer towards both their craft and their audience. At the start of the work, Bennett presents a vivid scene of a young puppy's tragic encounter with a motor-bus, using it as a metaphor to critique societal observation and awareness. The narrative describes how a crowd forms around the accident but fails to truly observe or comprehend the significance of the event unfolding before them. Instead, they merely witness the spectacle without engaging with the deeper implications of the life that has been lost. This reflection serves as a springboard for Bennett's exploration of observational skills in both life and writing, emphasizing the importance of being an active, rather than passive, observer in art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Authorship PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 160338 2025-08-05T16:42:27.824785 text/html 141639 2024-10-28T19:50:24 text/html 129058 2025-08-05T16:42:32.603739 application/epub+zip 129601 2025-08-05T16:42:29.621756 application/epub+zip 129601 2025-08-05T16:42:28.470775 application/epub+zip 239437 2025-08-05T16:42:34.829755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219957 2025-08-05T16:42:31.878763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193927 2022-09-06T22:14:54.075929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130762 2025-08-05T16:42:27.451787 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111063 2024-10-28T19:50:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16156 2025-08-05T16:42:34.966727 application/rdf+xml 12451 2025-08-05T16:42:29.027751 image/jpeg 3425 2025-08-05T16:42:28.727765 image/jpeg 121018 2025-08-05T16:42:27.837770 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