The Grand Babylon Hotel

ISBN-13: 9781554811885 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 320 str.

Arnold Bennett; Randi Saloman

Opis

The Grand Babylon Hotel opens with New York millionaire Theodore Racksole's demand for an "Angel Kiss" --an American concoction the Grand Babylon does not serve. Racksole and his daughter Nella are on vacation, but quickly find themselves running the hotel, after Theodore's impulsive purchase of the establishment from founder and owner Felix Babylon. Soon the Racksoles are rushing to solve the mystery that threatens the reigning Prince of Posen -- and Nella's future. The hotel itself opens possibilities for adventure, discovery, and wonder that the Racksoles had never anticipated. The novel, out of print for decades, raises serious questions about the possibilities for a truly cosmopolitan world, offering a dazzling picture of what this would look like. The historical appendices to this edition include extensive photographs and documents from the history of the Savoy Hotel (the model for the Grand Babylon) and material on the film version.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Arnold Bennett: A Brief Chronology
• A Note on the Text
• The Grand Babylon HotelAppendix A: Bennett's Journal and Letters
1. From The Journal of Arnold Bennett 1896-1928 (1933)
2. From Letters of Arnold Bennett (1966-86)
3. Appendix B: Other Works by Bennett
4. From The Author's Craft and other Critical Writings (1914)
5. From The Truth About an Author (1903)
6. From Imperial Palace (1930)
7. Appendix C: Photographs and Caricatures of Arnold Bennett
8. Appendix D: Contemporary Reviews of The Grand Babylon Hotel
9. Academy (18 January 1902)
10. Times Literary Supplement (24 January 1902)
11. From Spectator (25 January 1902)
12. Appendix E: The Savoy Hotel: Historical Accounts, Photographs, and Related Images
13. From the Savoy Hotel Website
14. From Compton Mackenzie, The Savoy of London (1953)
15. From Stanley Jackson, The Savoy: A Century of Taste (1989)
16. Photographs from the Savoy Hotel Archives and Related Images
17. Appendix F: From Anthony Hope, The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
18. Appendix G: Film Versions of The Grand Babylon Hotel
19. Advertisements for the Lost Grand Babylon Hotel Film (1916)
20. Excerpts from the Draft Screenplay of the Unmade Gavin Lambert/Lindsay Anderson Grand Babylon Hotel Film (1970s)
21. Correspondence Related to the Film Project
22. Works Cited and Select Bibliography