coffeemonk reviewed The Old Wives Tale by Arnold Bennett
First published in 1908, The Old Wives' Tale affirms the integrity of ordinary lives as …
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4 stars
I am a little surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I'm generally not a fan of period fiction, nor of the snobby pretensions of Victorian society. This book, however, despite the stilted late 19th/early 20th century language, was very readable, frequently humorous, and surprisingly engaging.
My only complaint is that it can be a bit long and tedious at points, but those points were rare.