A PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) on a 1927 Short fiction by one of the most remarkable literary figures of his time, Arnold Bennett. Important Characters:- John Franting, Lomax Harder, Emily, Gontle Gunsmith, Dr. Austin Bond, Bellevue Hotel. By Usha More, M.A, B.Ed, LLB, PhD

1. MURDER
By Arnold Bennett

2. Murder:-
Author:- Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennet was born on May 27th, 1867 in
Staffordshire, England
Full Name:- Enoch Arnold Bennett
Other Books:-
Story of 1913
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3. About The
Author:-
He Began his working career as a law clerk and
later he left the legal field to become an editor
for the Magazine:- Woman
First Novel:- A Man from the North
He wrote several novels set in Hanley
He died in London of typhoid fever on March 27th,
1931
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4. Characters:-
1. Lomax Harder
2.John Franting
3.Emily
4.Gontle Gunsmith
5.Dr. Austin Bomd
6.Bellevue Hotel
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5. Hair- Fair
Facial Features- Delicate
Behaviour:- Apologetic nature, Humble
Features of Lomax Harder
Photo for reference
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Enormous Forehead

6. Low Browed
Heavy Chinned
Scowling Defiant
Looked like Gambler
Amature Boxer
Cheated Women
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Features of John Franting:-

7. John Franting - Amature Boxer, Left Handed
Was cruel to his wife Emily
Lomax Harder , John's Friend was sympathetic towards Emily
Lomax Harder and Emily slowly fell in Love
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8. Lomax Harder and Emily were making plans to
move and Emily was making plans to divorce
John Franting just when.....

9. John Franting is shot
dead.
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10. What?
When?
Who
?
How?
Why?

11. Scene 1
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Lomax Harder and John Franting are walking together
Marine Parade, Near Seaside Resort

12. There is a shabby shop
John Walks into shabby shop
Gontle Gunsmith is a famous gunsmith
John asks for a common revolver
Gontle gives Webley Mar 3 Revolver
John examines therevolver
Finds 1st gun's barrel is defected
Gontle gives a 2nd gun(same type)
John asks Gontle to load the gun with bullets
Lomax and John go to the cellar to test the gun
John has 5 bullets as 1 was tested
Note:- Revolver has 6 bullets
Deal is sealed and John leaves
Scene 1
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Barrel

13. Lomax left alone inshop
Lomax unintentionally steals the damaged Webley
Both Leave
John goes to Belevue Hotel
Lomax follows him
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Scene 1
Picture:- Webley Mark III

14. Scene 2
Both in Billiards room of hotel
Lomax says he has something important to say
John says he has no interest
John says he already received Emily's letter
John Burns part of Emily's letter
He says if Emily moves away and divorces him
He will find Emily and kill her.
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In The Billiards room:-

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John was dead on the spot. The bullet hit his right temple.
Jumps out of the window on the brick pavement.
Decides to enter again from the entrance
Asks the Hall porter for a room
Hall Porter asks Lomax to wait in the hotel lounge, He has a cocktail
He leaves the hotel
Panic and Escaping

16. Lomax was at the port of quangate
He took his revolver from his overcoat pocket and stealthily
dropped it into thesea
Then he turned around and gazed across
He reminded himself - The Hall porter had not seen his first
entrance into the hotel, nor his exit after the crime. Nobody had
seen them. He had left nothing behind in the billiard-room. No
finger marks on the window sill. No footmarks on the hard dry
pavement of thecourtyard
There was a possibilty that some person unseen had seen him,
such a person informed the police and gave a description of him
Harder walked quickly to the harbour front, where there was a
taxi-rank, and drove to the station
During this travel he thinks every single person is watching him
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17. To Copenhagen-
1.In the boat-train at Liverpool Street
2. He remembered that he had left the unburnt part of the
letter under the billiard table. Forgetful !Silly !This evidence
could turn up against him.
3. He starts finding Emily as she has planned they will leave
today for Copenhagen
4. They leave to their destination to start a new life
Important Note:- Emily is unaware of the murder

18. SCENE 6:-INVESTIGATION
Dr. Austin Bond(detective)
Bullet
Window Examination
fingerprints
Dead Body examination
Finds burnt piece of paper(Letter)
John was alefty
Remaining bullets:- 5 out of 6
Bullet Affected - Left temple of forehead
Evidence of Suicide
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19. CLIMAX
The case of Murder becomes a case of
suicide
Lomax Harder is never caught for his
crime
Emily will never know that her lover is a
murderer
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20. THANK YOU!
Dr. Usha More