"The Matador of Five Bridges and Other Stories" by Arnold Bennett is a collection of outstanding short stories that demonstrate the author's refined writing style. Each story in this book is a miniature masterpiece, revealing English society at the beginning of the 20th century with all its morals, traditions and psychological portraits of characters. Shades of humor, sadness, subtle play of thoughts and feelings make every page of this book extraordinary. Readers will discover in this collection tiny masterpieces that reflect deep human feelings and destinies.