02251cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500390014526400510018430000470023533600260028233700260030833800360033450000870037050000310045750800880048852010830057653400450165965300230170465300230172765300220175065300330177265300240180585600430182999900170187210911UtSlPG20260610133248.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aBennett, Arnold,d1867-193110aBuried Alive: A Tale of These Days 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buried_Alive_(novel) aRelease date is 2004-02-01 aProduced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team a"Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days" by Arnold Bennett is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers around the life of Priam Farll, a reclusive and shy painter who has achieved immense fame and wealth but struggles with his personal life and social interactions. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to Priam Farll, who is described as living in a largely empty, forlorn house in South Kensington while wearing a striking puce dressing-gown. Despite his success as an artist, revealed through the acclaim of his infamous portrait of a policeman, Farll experiences profound shyness and superficiality in human connections. In his solitude, he reflects on his life and relationships, particularly his reliance on his valet, Henry Leek. The narrative establishes a paradox in Farll's character: while he is a brilliant artist revered by the public, he is personally lost and helpless in the mundane realities of life, setting the stage for a comedic and poignant exploration of identity and self-worth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aEngland -- Fiction aArtists -- Fiction aValets -- Fiction aMistaken identity -- Fiction aPainters -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10911 c52360d52360