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Mr. Prohack
Arnold Bennett
Book Overview:
Mr Prohack, an ordinary official in the Treasury and leading a hum-drum life, suddenly and unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money which, with a lucky investment, he turns into a fortune. This humorous book follows his progress and that of his wife, son and daughter who all, in their different ways, slowly get used to their new lives.
Mr Prohack, an ordinary official in the Treasury and leading a hum-drum life, suddenly and unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money which, with a lucky investment, he turns into a fortune. This humorous book follows his progress and that of his wife, son and daughter who all, in their different ways, slowly get used to their new lives.
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"Arthur," said Mrs. Prohack, who was in her Chinese robe, "do you know that girl hasn't been home all night. Her bed hasn't been slept in!"
"Neither has mine," answered Mr. Prohack. "What girl?"
"Sissie, of course."
"Ah! Sissie!" murmured Mr. Prohack as if he had temporarily forgotten that such a girl existed. "Didn't I tell you last night she mightn't be back?"
"No, you didn't! And you know very well you didn't!"
"Honestly," said Mr. Prohack (meaning "dishonestly" as most people do in similar circumstances), "I thought I did."
"Do you suppose I should have slept one wink if I'd thought Sissie wasn't coming home?"
"Yes, I do. The d. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Bennett conta a história do sr. Prohack e da sua adaptação a uma vida com dinheiro. Os diálogos são inteligentes, espirituosos e bem ritmados, o humor mantém uma boa linha todo o romance, as personagens são suficientemente caricatas para serem divertidas e interessantes, a intriga, sempre ligeira, t
There's not really a plot. The amusing outlook of Mr. Prohack carries it.
Arnold Bennett is sadly underrated these days. At his prime in the 1910s and '20s he was one of the most popular authors in the world, but today, his reputation rests mainly on 1908's The Old Wives' Tale. He turned out dozens of novels and plays before death claimed him in middle age. Some are broad
Classic Arnold Bennett. Wonderful dialogue, humour and characterisation. Every sentence is a gem.
Mr Prohack is my hero. I think he is really AB in the persona of an upstanding, respectable but ever-so-quietly-eccentric civil servant unexpectedly plunged into a new life of luxury and complications. Acutely self-aware and yet self-deceiving at times, making mistakes but never failing to learn fro