The Pretty Lady

Written with biting wit, Confessions of a Pretty Lady is a dazzling, no-holds-barred collection of autobiographical anecdotes and short fiction by an icon of pop culture. Illustrated.

Reproduction of the original: The Pretty Lady by Arnold Bennett

"The Pretty Lady" by Arnold Bennett follows Christine, the pretty lady in question. A french prostitute earning a living in London. Though the book could easily turn humorous, it instead gives an at times uncomfortable look at a society that has undergone the turmoils and horrors of war. This also includes the impact war can have on the soldiers fighting for their country.

First published in the year 1918, Arnold Bennett's 'The Pretty Lady' is a fascinating novel. This novel gives a glimpse of the gender and class issues at the dawn of the twentieth century in Europe. Switching between the perspectives of two distinct narrators, this is a closely observed portrait of a turbulent time, much in the same line as most of the modernist novelists in Britain at that point of time.

For voice and piano, with chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams.