The Arnold Bennett Calendar

A quote for every day of the year, drawn from the works of one of England's most observant novelists. Arnold Bennett wrote prolifically about the texture of ordinary life, and this calendar captures his mind at its most concise: sharp observations on creativity, the craft of writing, and the small dignities of daily existence. Discovered hidden beneath floorboards in a house built in 1906, this 1911 edition has emerged into the light nearly a century later, carrying with it the particular charm of finding something valuable in the forgotten corners of the past. Bennett was a northerner who made his name in London, an editor of Woman magazine whose views on gender now read as a fascinating period artifact, and a writer whose insecurity about his own work comes through as strangely reassuring. These daily fragments offer not inspiration in the hollow sense, but rather the company of a thoughtful mind noticing things most of us overlook. Open it to any page. Read the thought for today.