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Clayhanger

This first of a trilogy of novels is a coming-of-age story set in the Midlands of Victorian England, following Edwin Clayhanger as he leaves school, takes over the family business, and falls in love.
The books are set in Bennett's usual setting of "the 5 Towns", a thinly-disguised version of the six towns of "the Potteries" which amalgamated (at the time of which Bennett was writing) into the borough (and later city) of Stoke-on-Trent.
In one of the earlier chapters in the book, Bennett writes that Edwin had only heard of a philosopher as 'someone who made the best of a bad job' and in some ways that is what Edwin has to do in the book - survive under a stifling layer of conduct imposed by his father, his church and the society he is part of.
(Introduction by Wikipedia, summarised by seasound11)

Year of Publication: 1910Genres: Literary Fiction

Running Time: 21 hours 02 minutes 59 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	01 The Last of a Schoolboy meyerli	16:43
2	02 The Flame Fareeda Amir	17:36
3	03 Entry into the World meyerli	20:20
4	04 The Child-Man meyerli	17:36
5	05 Mr Shushion's Tear Explained meyerli	7:33
6	06 In the House meyerli	16:33
7	07 Auntie Hamps meyerli	28:24
8	08 In the Shop meyerli	15:03
9	09 The Town meyerli	18:52
10	10 Free and Easy meyerli	24:46
11	11 Son and Father meyerli	17:46
12	12 Machinery meyerli	29:38
13	13 One Result of Courage meyerli	18:57
14	14 The Architect meyerli	17:38
15	15 A Decision meyerli	15:13
16	16 The Letter meyerli	20:27
17	17 End of a Struggle meyerli	23:05
18	18 The Visit meyerli	21:38
19	19 Father and Son after Seven Years meyerli	16:13
20	20 The New House meyerli	19:11
21	21 The Two Gardens meyerli	19:05
22	22 Clothes meyerli	11:11
23	23 Janet Loses her Bet meyerli	12:18
24	24 Lane End House meyerli	24:32
25	25 The Family Supper meyerli	11:36
26	26 In the Porch meyerli	25:29
27	27 The Centenary meyerli	25:38
28	28 The Bottom of the Square meyerli	9:48
29	29 The Top of the Square meyerli	14:55
30	30 The Oldest Sunday School Teacher meyerli	16:36
31	31 Money meyerli	24:39
32	32 The Insult meyerli	9:08
33	33 The Sequel meyerli	9:50
34	34 Challenge and Response meyerli	22:51
35	35 Curiosity meyerli	21:55
36	36 A Catastrophe meyerli	10:07
37	37 The Man meyerli	24:07
38	38 The Marriage meyerli	31:11
39	39 After a Funeral meyerli	30:32
40	40 The Conclave meyerli	21:21
41	41 The Name meyerli	13:43
42	42 The Victim of Sympathy meyerli	14:58
43	43 The Slave's Fear meyerli	13:39
44	44 Keys and Cheques meyerli	11:59
45	45 Laid Aside meyerli	25:07
46	46 A Change of Mind meyerli	19:35
47	47 The Ox meyerli	12:55
48	48 Mrs Hamp's as a Young Man meyerli	10:41
49	49 An Hour meyerli	10:14
50	50 Revenge meyerli	10:33
51	51 The Journey Upstairs meyerli	13:42
52	52 The Watch meyerli	14:29
53	53 The Banquet meyerli	20:36
54	54 After the Banquet meyerli	22:23
55	55 The Chain Broken meyerli	19:44
56	56 The Birthday Visit meyerli	23:39
57	57 Janet's Nephew meyerli	20:59
58	58 Adventure meyerli	23:28
59	59 In Preston Street meyerli	21:41
60	60 The Bully meyerli	18:29
61	61 The Rendezvous meyerli	19:25
62	62 The Wall meyerli	13:05
63	63 The Friendship meyerli	17:09
64	64 The Arrival meyerli	25:21
65	65 George and the Vicar meyerli	19:24
66	66 Beginning of the Night meyerli	27:13
67	67 End of the Night meyerli	21:40
68	68 Her Heart meyerli	17:07