Publisher's Synopsis
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days is a novel written by Arnold Bennett and published in 1908. It is set in London and follows the life of a successful businessman named Priam Farll. After the death of his wife, Farll decides to retire from public life and live a reclusive existence. However, a misunderstanding leads to his reported death, and he decides to remain ""buried alive"" and assume a new identity. Farll's new identity brings him into contact with a diverse cast of characters, including a young woman named Alice Chalice, who becomes his companion and confidante. As he navigates his new life, Farll must confront the consequences of his deception and grapple with his own sense of identity. The novel explores themes of identity, social class, and the pressures of public life. It is regarded as one of Bennett's most accomplished works and has been adapted for film and stage.Mr. Oxford's club alarmed and intimidated him; it was so big and so black. Externally it resembled a town-hall of some great industrial town. As you stood on the pavement at the bottom of the flight of giant steps that led to the first pair of swinging doors, your head was certainly lower than the feet of a being who examined you sternly from the other side of the glass. Your head was also far below the sills of the mighty windows of the ground-floor. There were two storeys above the ground-floor, and above them a projecting eave of carven stone that threatened the uplifted eye like a menace.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.
