In 1934, JB Priestley published an account of his journey through England from Southampton to the Black Country, to the North East and Newcastle, to Norwich and home.
JB Priestley Livres
John Boynton Priestley fut un auteur britannique réputé pour son œuvre étendue couvrant une gamme variée de sujets. Son écriture se caractérisait par des observations perspicaces des problèmes sociaux et un profond intérêt pour la vie des gens ordinaires, souvent transmis avec une sensibilité directe du Yorkshire. Romancier prolifique, Priestley s'est également imposé comme un dramaturge célébré et un animateur influent à la radio, ses essais capturant magistralement ses passions et sa maîtrise de la langue. Il est resté une force littéraire de toute une vie, provoquant constamment la réflexion et laissant une marque indélébile en tant que grand touche-à-tout.
The original `well-being' book, republished for it's 70th Anniversary
Cornelius
- 96pages
- 4 heures de lecture
A play about the Depression in Britain, explores an era that speaks to our times. A forgotten play by one Britain's greatest dramatists.
Inspector Calls, an
- 72pages
- 3 heures de lecture
The members of an eminently respectable British family reveal their true natures over the course of an evening in which they are subjected to a routine inquiry into the suicide of a young girl.
Time and the Conways
- 90pages
- 4 heures de lecture
Time and the Conways follows the fortunes of one family over a period of years, and offers a moving perspective on the abstract nature of the past, present and future.It is 1919, the War is over and the Conway family are celebrating their daughter Kay's 21st birthday. But her sudden premonition of their lives in 1937 casts a shadow over their dreams and expectations.
Round About
- 122pages
- 5 heures de lecture
A quirky satirical comedy from 1954 by one of the twentieth century's most prolific, influential and versatile writers.