Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Bracelet at Bruges | 1905 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 2 | The Fire of London | 1905 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 3 | From One Generation to Another | 1910 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 4 | Death, Fire, and Life | 1926 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 5 | The Murder of the Mandarin | 2014 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
| 6 | The Burglary | 2014 | Arnold Bennett | Buy |
Arnold Bennett wrote short fiction throughout his career, and these six standalone stories and novellas sit outside his larger Five Towns collections. A Bracelet at Bruges (1905) and The Fire of London (1905) are early works mixing suspense with Bennett’s eye for social detail.
The Murder of the Mandarin and The Burglary, both reissued in 2014, show Bennett’s skill at compact plotting. These stories are lighter than his major novels but still carry his characteristic attention to how money and social position shape people’s behavior.