Anna of the five towns; a novel. By: Arnold Bennett

Anna of the Five Towns is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1902 and one of his best-known works The plot centres on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial father, living in the Potteries area of Staffordshire, England. Her activities are strictly controlled by the Methodist church. The novel tells of Anna's struggle for freedom and independence against her father's restraints, and her inward battle between wanting to please her father and wanting to ...