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The Card by Arnold Bennett
The ‘Card’ in question is Edward Henry Machin – his mother called him ‘Denry.’This light-hearted story is of his rise from humble beginnings as the son of a washerwoman and sempstress in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, in the pottery towns (which Arnold Bennett christened ‘The Five Towns’) of the English Midlands; how, by his own wits, enterprise and ‘nerve’ he rose to wealth, married bliss and public recognition as the youngest-ever mayor of his home town. “’And yet,’ demanded Councillor Barlow, ‘what’s he done? What great cause is he identified with?’‘He’s identified,’ said the s...
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Episodes
Chapter 1 – The Dance 02.01.2026 39:05
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Chapter 2 – The Widow Hullin’s House 01.01.2026 41:03
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Chapter 3 – The Pantechnicol 31.12.2025 44:29
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Chapter 4 – The Wrecking of a Life 30.12.2025 36:20
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Chapter 5 – The Mercantile Marine 29.12.2025 43:05
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Chapter 6 – His Burglary 28.12.2025 39:40
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Chapter 7 – The Rescuer of Dames 27.12.2025 40:50
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Chapter 8 – Raising a Wigwam 26.12.2025 43:24
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Chapter 9 – The Great Newspaper War 25.12.2025 36:39
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Chapter 10 – His Infamy 24.12.2025 41:35
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Chapter 11 – In the Alps 23.12.2025 41:09
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Chapter 12 – The Supreme Honour 22.12.2025 31:02
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