Hilda Lessways

Hilda Lessways is a novel written by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1911. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows the life of Hilda Lessways, a young woman from the fictional town of Turnhill in the Potteries district of Staffordshire, England. Hilda is a strong-willed and independent character who dreams of leaving her small town and making a life for herself in London. She is determined to escape the limitations of her social class and upbringing, but her journey is fraught with challenges and obstacles. Along the way, she falls in love with a charming but unreliable man named George Cannon, who leads her down a path of self-discovery and heartache. The novel explores themes of class, gender, and identity, as well as the tensions between tradition and modernity in turn-of-the-century England. It is a vivid portrait of life in the industrial heartland of the country, with its factories, mills, and working-class neighborhoods. Overall, Hilda Lessways is a compelling and insightful novel that offers a window into a bygone era and the struggles of a young woman trying to find her place in the world.He turned to the left, toward the High Street and the great cleared space out of which the cellarage of the new Town Hall had already been scooped. He carried his thick gloves in his white and elegant hand, as one who did not feel the frost. She stepped after him. Their breaths whitened the keen air. She was extremely afraid, and considered herself an abject coward, but she was determined to the point of desperation. He ought to know the truth and he ought to know it at once: nothing else mattered. She reflected in her terror: ''If I don’t begin right off, he will be asking me to begin, and that will be worse than ever.''This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.