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John Boynton Priestley OM (/ ˈ p r iː s t l i /; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. [1]His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions (1929), which first brought him to wide public notice.
An Inspector Calls is a modern morality play and drawing room play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in the Soviet Union in 1945 [1] [2] and at the New Theatre in London the following year. [3] It is one of Priestley's best-known works for the stage and is considered to be one of the classics of mid-20th century ...
The English author J. B. Priestley wrote a number of dramas during the 1930s and 40s, which have come to be known as his Time Plays. [1] They are so called because each constructs its plot around a particular concept of time. In the plays, various theories of time become a central theatrical device of the play, the characters' lives being ...
The Good Companions is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley. Written in 1929, it follows the fortunes of a concert party on a tour of England. It is Priestley's most famous novel and established him as a national figure. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was adapted twice into film.
Pages in category "Plays by J. B. Priestley" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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The facts and the science of it all were on Brady’s side. The NFL even conducted its own league-wide science experiment the following season, apparently to double check on the veracity of ...
First edition (publ. Heinemann) English Journey is an account by J. B. Priestley of his travels in England which was published in 1934.. Commissioned by publisher Victor Gollancz to write a study of contemporary England, Priestley recounts his travels around England in 1933.