Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journalism for Women: A Practical Guide | 1898 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 2 | The Truth About an Author | 1903 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 3 | How to Become an Author: A Practical Guide | 1903 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 4 | The Reasonable Life / Mental Efficiency | 1907 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 5 | How to Live on 24 Hours a Day | 1908 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 6 | The Human Machine | 1908 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 7 | Literary Taste | 1909 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 8 | The Feast of St. Friend / Friendship and Happiness | 1911 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 9 | Your United States / Those United States | 1912 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 10 | Paris Nights, and Other Impressions of Places and People | 1913 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 11 | The Plain Man and His Wife | 1913 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 12 | Liberty!: A Statement of the British Case | 1914 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 13 | From the Log of the Velsa, Part 967 | 1914 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 14 | The Author’s Craft | 1914 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 15 | Over There | 1915 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 16 | Self and Self-Management | 1918 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 17 | Our Women | 1920 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 18 | Things That Have Interested Me | 1921 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 19 | How to Make the Best of Life | 1923 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 20 | Mediterranean Scenes | 1928 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 21 | The Savour of Life | 1928 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 22 | Journal of Things New and Old | 1930 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 23 | The Journal of Arnold Bennett, 1896-1910 | 1932 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 24 | The Journal of Arnold Bennett, 1911-1920 | 1932 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 25 | The Journal of Arnold Bennett, 1921-1928 | 1932 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 26 | Arnold Bennett In Love | 1972 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 27 | Arnold Bennett: Evening Standard Years - ‘Books and Persons,’ 1926-1931 | 1974 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 28 | Piccadilly: Story of the Film | 1975 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 29 | Frank Swinnerton | 1975 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 30 | Sketches for Autobiography | 1979 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 31 | Fame and Fiction | 2012 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
Arnold Bennett was as productive a non-fiction writer as he was a novelist. His 31 non-fiction works cover self-improvement, literary criticism, travel, wartime reportage, and personal journals. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day (1908) became an unexpected bestseller and remains his most popular non-fiction title, a plain-spoken guide to making better use of time.
The Human Machine (1908) and The Reasonable Life (1907) continue in the self-help vein. Literary Taste (1909) and The Author’s Craft (1914) offer his views on reading and writing. The three volumes of The Journal of Arnold Bennett (1932) cover his life from 1896 to 1928 and provide detailed accounts of his working habits, literary friendships, and travels. Arnold Bennett In Love (1972) publishes his personal correspondence. The range of his non-fiction reflects a writer who was engaged with nearly every aspect of Edwardian and Georgian public life.