Arnold Bennett's The Grand Babylon Hotel, from 1902, tells the story of a German prince mysteriously disappearing. American millionaire Theodore Racksole and his daughter Nella stay at the exclusive Grand Babylon Hotel. When Nella is denied her dinner order of steak and Bass beer, Racksole's solution is to purchase the entire hotel for exactly four hundred thousand pounds and one guinea, the one guinea added after the former owner decides to haggle.
- Books for National Poetry Month
- Our World, Our Responsibility
- Shelf Care
- Start a New Series
- Lonely Planet Travel Guides
- Always Available Romance eBooks
- Always Available Classic eBooks
- Available now
- Most popular
- New eBook additions
- New kids additions
- New teen additions
- See all ebooks collections
- Disability Visibility
- Change Makers
- Nature Listens
- Personal Growth
- Once Upon a Time Remix
- Award Worthy Reads
- Classic Novels
- It’s a first!
- Try something different
- Always Available eAudiobooks
- Available now
- Most popular
- New audiobook additions
- See all audiobooks collections
- Favorite Magazines
- Just Added
- Revistas
- Home & Garden
- Sports
- News & Politics
- See all magazines collections