Project Gutenberg 2012-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 253 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Old Adam: A Story of Adventure Produced by Al Haines "The Old Adam: A Story of Adventure" by Arnold Bennett is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Edward Henry Machin, a man grappling with the mundane aspects of life despite recent financial success through stock market speculation. Throughout the opening chapters, Edward navigates complex relationships with his wife, Nellie, and their family, against the backdrop of his self-reflections on wealth and happiness. The beginning of the novel introduces Edward Henry Machin as he returns home, struck by a sense of melancholy despite a recent windfall from his investments. As he enters a domestic space filled with the trappings of both comfort and chaos, Edward reflects on the burdens of his life, such as perceived negligence from his wife and children. The narrative quickly escalates into a familial crisis when his son suffers a minor dog bite, which escalates Nellie's worries about potential rabies, prompting Edward’s internal conflict about duty and desire for escapism. This opening sets the tone for a blend of familial dynamics and self-exploration as Edward seeks both change and reassurance within his relationships and financial endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40168/40168-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Theater -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 602588 2025-08-16T10:15:04.109781 text/html 591936 2024-10-23T09:30:45 text/html 300675 2025-08-16T10:15:18.700699 application/epub+zip 692731 2025-01-16T10:56:20.000869 application/pdf 622859 2025-01-16T10:56:05.848954 application/pdf 313714 2025-08-16T10:15:09.739784 application/epub+zip 289875 2025-08-16T10:15:06.568830 application/epub+zip 474265 2025-08-16T10:15:23.700741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430789 2025-08-16T10:15:16.493730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407617 2022-09-18T11:48:12.566251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530249 2025-08-16T10:15:03.078776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534703 2012-07-08T10:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 530435 2012-07-08T10:44:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 530438 2012-07-08T10:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27083 2025-08-16T10:15:23.847673 application/rdf+xml 517686 2025-08-16T10:15:02.773825 text/x-rst 517686 2012-07-08T10:44:40 text/x-rst 11818 2025-08-16T10:15:07.616779 image/jpeg 1937 2025-08-16T10:15:07.035767 image/jpeg 202997 2012-07-08T10:44:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 202388 2012-07-08T10:44:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 284324 2012-07-08T10:41:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 267461 2012-07-08T10:44:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 202313 2012-07-08T10:44:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 273169 2025-08-16T10:15:04.156820 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