The Old Wives' Tale
by Arnold Bennettliterary work· published 1908
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The Old Wives' Tale is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in January 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age. It covers a period of approximately 65 years roughly from 1840 to 1905, and is set in Bursley (modeled on Burslem) and Paris. It is generally regarded as one of Bennett's finest works.
Adaptations (1)
The Old Wives' Tale was adapted into a 1921 film.
The Old Wives' Tale1921 · film · 50 min · dir. Denison Clift · IMDb ↗A woman leaves her husband to run a Paris boarding house, and reunites with her sister after the war.