J B Priestley: 22 books

Priestley’s Wars SOLDIER • BROADCASTER • CAMPAIGNER edited by Neil Hanson with Tom Priestley GREAT NORTHERN “JB Priestley shaped the political thinking of a whole generation and contributed to the search for world peace after the bloodshed of that war.”  ...

DELIGHT by J.B. Priestley Special 60th anniversary edition 60th anniversary edition of one of Priestley’s most acclaimed and best loved collections of short essays. Best known today as a novelist, playwright and a social commentator J.B. Priestley first found fame as...

'Priestley is one of the finest and most popular storytellers of the last hundred years.' - Dame Margaret Drabble 'Abundant life flows through J.B. Priestley's books. He was the last of his kind.' - Stan Barstow 'J.B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th century. And it...

Includes the plays Laburnum Grove, When We Are Married and Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon With an introduction by Tom Priestley and a foreword by Roy Hattersley. These three domestic comedies display J B Priestley's talent for the ordinary situation turned sharply on its head. In Laburnum Grove...

Three plays by J.B. Priestley which illustrate well his desire toexperiment. All three were written between 1938 and 1940, thoughEver Since Paradise was not produced till 1946. It was a very creativetime for him, but interrupted by the war. There are elements of hiscontinuing interest in Time in each...

J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) was a versatile and prolific novelist and playwright, but in The Other Place(1953) he shows an unexpected talent, proving himself a master of the weird tale. In "The Grey Ones," a man visits a psychiatrist after he becomes convinced that a group of demons masquerading...

'Written with tremendous pace and panache. It sweeps you along in excitement. John Buchan, Ray Bradbury, science fiction or suspense - it is all the same to Mr Priestley. He takes on a dozen writers and shows himself a match for them all.' - The Times '[O]ne of the finest novels I have read...

'[A] formidable exercise, distinguished by Priestley's undiminished gusto for storytelling.' - New York Times Book Review '[A] most satisfactory suspense story. It has the advantage of being different and witty and full of the kind of observation that will delight many.' - Best Sellers '[A]...

Includes the plays They Came to a City, Summer Day's Dream and The Glass Cage With an introduction by Tom Priestley. All three dramas in this second volume of J B Priestley's plays investigate the question of an individual's responsibility towards his or her family and community. In...

Priestley defined the essay as a 'prose masterpiece in miniature' and he expressed his thoughts on a diverse range of subjects from old age to his horror of conferences. Writing sometimes 'out of devilment' to shake up a complacent public, Priestley's essays reveal the singular voice of one of Britain's most distinguished writers.

ENGLISH JOURNEY JB PRIESTLEY Rediscovering Priestley Special Anniversary Edition Featuring an exploration of the book’s social, political and literary legacy. With contributions from Nina Bawden, Tom Priestley, Roy Hattersley contributions from  Dame Margaret Drabble, Alan Plater,...

"Beautifully composed and splendidly written, it has great power and real point ... the command of the contemporary scene is masterly.... One of the best characters that have appeared in fiction for a very long time." - Walter Allen, New Statesman "[T]he story is novel in its...

In these passionate and witty essays on the theatre, J B Priestley distills his experience as a playwright, producer, director and - just once - actor. Relishing the past, analysing the present, and predicting the future, he tells his own 'story of the theatre'. Published as a companion to...

Two little known Priestley plays, which, while they are quite different, have important features in common. The 31st of June is a comedy set partly in an advertising agency and partly in a medieval castle; Jenny Villiers is a serious play set backstage in an old provincial theatre. But both exploit...