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Regent : A Five Towns Story of Adventure in London, Paperback by Bennett, Arn.... Regent : A Five Towns Story of Adventure in London, Paperback by Bennett, Arnold, ISBN 1523795697, ISBN-13 9781523795697, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Edward Henry Machin (no longer known as Denry) is now aged 43 and although a successful businessman and head of a happy family, he is dissatisfied with his lot and wants a new challenge. A chance meeting in a local theatre presents him with an opportunity to build a theatre in London, in the area of Regent Street and Shaftesbury Avenue. He meets with various difficulties, which he overcomes in his usual way, a combination of hard work, various wiles and a pinch of luck. How he deals with a poetic author, and demanding actresses is told with the usual Bennett humour. Regent : A Five Towns Story of Adventure in London, Paperback by Bennett, Arnold, ISBN 1523795697, ISBN-13 9781523795697, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Edward Henry Machin (no longer known as Denry) is now aged 43 and although a successful businessman and head of a happy family, he is dissatisfied with his lot and wants a new challenge. A chance meeting in a local theatre presents him with an opportunity to build a theatre in London, in the area of Regent Street and Shaftesbury Avenue. He meets with various difficulties, which he overcomes in his usual way, a combination of hard work, various wiles and a pinch of luck. How he deals with a poetic author, and demanding actresses is told with the usual Bennett humour.