Bennett, Arnold,  1867-1931 <br/><br/>
The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Card  Release date is 2004-07-22 
<br/><br/>Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Carol David and PG Distributed Proofreaders  Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Carol David and PG Distributed Proofreaders 
<br/><br/> "The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns" by Arnold Bennett is a comic novel written in 1911. It follows Edward Henry "Denry" Machin's audacious rise from washerwoman's son to Mayor of Bursley in the Staffordshire Potteries. Through cheek, luck, and initiative, Denry schemes his way upward—altering test scores, crashing exclusive balls, profiting from shipwrecks, and launching a thrift club. His colorful adventures and irrepressible charm make him the town's most beloved "card"—a character who specializes in cheering everyone up. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>City and town life -- Fiction Adventure stories Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR