The Grand Babylon Hôtel: A Mystery of a Great London Hotel
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Complete and unabridged, with 60 full-page plates by Spencer Gore, John Lavery and William Orpen. An American millionaire tries to buy a steak and a bottle of beer in London's grandest hotel, is refused, and buys the hotel instead — after which the staff begin to disappear. Bennett wrote it as a serial in the year the century turned, for money, at speed, and produced the ancestor of every glamorous hotel thriller since. Sixty plates by painters including James Tissot and Giovanni Boldini, spanning 1750 to 1927, picture the hotel's world of fashionable interiors, river views and café society, the very milieu Bennett's mystery moves through.
Complete and unabridged, with 60 full-page plates by Spencer Gore, John Lavery and William Orpen. An American millionaire tries to buy a steak and a bottle of beer in London's grandest hotel, is refused, and buys the hotel instead — after which the staff begin to disappear. Bennett wrote it as a ...
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Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) was an English novelist, journalist, and editor. He produced his major works while living in London, including the 1902 novel The Grand Babylon Hôtel.
Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) was an English novelist, journalist, and editor. He produced his major works while living in London, including the 1902 novel The Grand Babylon Hôtel.
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