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Delight
In the years following the Second World War, there didn't seem much to smile about, but as J.B. Priestley illustrated in the classic 1949 'Delight', there are many joys to be found in even the simplest things.
An Inspector Calls
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The Thirty-first of June
The medieval and modern world collide, when an enchantor named Malgrim gives Princess Melicent of Camelot a magic mirror in which she can see the face of anyone who thinks of her. Meanwhile, in the twentieth century, Sam Penty, dreaming up a new campaign for his ad agency's stocking account, thinks of using an illustration of an Arthurian princess.
J.B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley, best known for Time and the Conways and An Inspector Calls, was a writer of great versatility, producing essays, novels and plays, in addition to working as a journalist and broadcaster. He was born in 1894 in Bradford and served in the army during World War I before going to Trinity College, Cambridge, where his writing career began. During World War II, his famous postscript broadcasts raised morale and were much envied by Winston Churchill. In the 1950's, he worked as a delegate for UNESCO and his article Britain and the Nuclear Bomb sparked off the formation of the CND. He married three times, his third wife being the famous archaeologist Jacquetta Hawkes, with whom he lived in Alveston, near Stratford-upon-Avon for most of their long and happy marriage. Priestly died in 1984, but his plays continue to enjoy critical and commercial success.
The Edwardians
Captures the essence of the era in a lively study of its politics, personalities, technical innovations, arts and preoccupations. Includes chapters on the Prince of Wales, the Boer War, High Society and working class, the Middle Classes, writers, music, artists and craftsmen, the theatre, music hall and vaudeville, the press, the constitutional crisis, bosses and workers, suffragettes, the Titanic, Russian ballet, science and Gowland Hopkins, ragtime, Ulster and Home rule, etc.
Snoggle
Three English children befriend a strange creature from outer space and try to protect it from the aroused community.
Salt is Leaving
A classic murder mystery: Dr. Salt and Maggie Culworth team up to discover what has happened to two people who have disappeared.
The Thirty-First of June
Arthurian characters from the medieval world and the personnel of a modern advertising agency switch back and forth in a burlesque involving magic mirrors and television.
Angel Pavement
'Angel Pavement' provides readers with a vivid picture of London life before the war and the Blitz changed everything dramatically. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the story centres around the arrival of a mysterious Mr. Golspie at Twigg & Dersingham from the Baltic region.
