Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton) 1894-1984
Overview
| Works: | 2,117 works in 8,309 publications in 11 languages and 96,137 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction History Drama Comedy films Autobiographies Detective and mystery plays Pictorial works Juvenile works |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of screenplay, Producer, Author of introduction, Librettist, Contributor, Other, Creator, Bibliographic antecedent, Narrator, Performer, wpr, Scenarist, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Author of dialog, Reporter, Composer, Film editor, Adapter, Actor, Honoree, Dedicatee, Commentator, Interviewee, Correspondent, Speaker |
| Classifications: | PR6031.R6, 823.9 |
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Most widely held works about
J. B Priestley
- Priestley's England : J.B. Priestley and English culture by John Baxendale( )
- Margin released : a writer's reminiscences and reflections by J. B Priestley( Book )
- J.B. Priestley by Ivor John Carnegie Brown( Book )
- J.B. Priestley: portrait of an author by Susan Cooper( Book )
- Rain upon Godshill : a further chapter of autobiography by J. B Priestley( Book )
- Instead of the trees : a final chapter of autobiography by J. B Priestley( Book )
- J.B. Priestley by A. A De Vitis( Book )
- Midnight on the desert : being an excursion into autobiography during a winter in America, 1935-36 by J. B Priestley( Book )
- J.B. Priestley : an informal study of his work by David Hughes( Book )
- J.B. Priestley by John Braine( Book )
- English journey by J. B Priestley( Book )
- J.B. Priestley by Kenneth Young( Book )
- J.B. Priestley : the last of the sages by John Atkins( Book )
- J.B. Priestley by Maggie B Gale( Book )
- J.B. Priestley by Vincent Brome( Book )
- J.B. Priestley's plays by Holger Klein( Book )
- J.B. Priestley : the dramatist by Gareth Lloyd Evans( Book )
- J.B. Priestley, an annotated bibliography by Alan Edwin Day( Book )
- The vision of J.B. Priestley by Roger Fagge( )
- The old dark house by James Whale( Visual )
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Most widely held works by
J. B Priestley
Literature and western man by
J. B Priestley(
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109 editions published between 1946 and 1980 in 5 languages and held by 2,648 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In these essays, the well-known English novelist surveys Western letters and, through them, Western man from the 15th century to the present ... American writers have a very minor place in this centuries-long cavalcade." Pub W
109 editions published between 1946 and 1980 in 5 languages and held by 2,648 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In these essays, the well-known English novelist surveys Western letters and, through them, Western man from the 15th century to the present ... American writers have a very minor place in this centuries-long cavalcade." Pub W
The good companions by
J. B Priestley(
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239 editions published between 1829 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 2,461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The numerous adventures of a traveling troupe in England
239 editions published between 1829 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 2,461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The numerous adventures of a traveling troupe in England
Angel Pavement by
J. B Priestley(
Book
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164 editions published between 1930 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 2,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-eight plays for young people rendered from well known fairy tales and stories. Includes Rumpelstiltskin; Rapunzel; Heidi; Cinderella; Tom Sawyer, Pirate; and Rip Van Winkle
164 editions published between 1930 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 2,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-eight plays for young people rendered from well known fairy tales and stories. Includes Rumpelstiltskin; Rapunzel; Heidi; Cinderella; Tom Sawyer, Pirate; and Rip Van Winkle
The English by
J. B Priestley(
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93 editions published between 1927 and 1978 in English and Dutch and held by 1,686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
93 editions published between 1927 and 1978 in English and Dutch and held by 1,686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Edwardians by
J. B Priestley(
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44 editions published between 1964 and 2000 in English and held by 1,581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
44 editions published between 1964 and 2000 in English and held by 1,581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
The Prince of Pleasure and his Regency, 1811-20 by
J. B Priestley(
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32 editions published between 1969 and 2002 in English and held by 1,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1969 and 2002 in English and held by 1,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English humour by
J. B Priestley(
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55 editions published between 1929 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
55 editions published between 1929 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The English comic characters by
J. B Priestley(
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63 editions published between 1925 and 1972 in English and held by 1,185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
63 editions published between 1925 and 1972 in English and held by 1,185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lost Empires : being Richard Herncastle's account of his life on the variety stage from November 1913 to August 1914 together
with a prologue and epilogue by
J. B Priestley(
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55 editions published between 1965 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1913-1914 a young Yorkshire boy's uncle sweeps him away from a dreary office job into the nomadic, boozy, amorous life of Variety performers on tour
55 editions published between 1965 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1913-1914 a young Yorkshire boy's uncle sweeps him away from a dreary office job into the nomadic, boozy, amorous life of Variety performers on tour
Victoria's heyday by
J. B Priestley(
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30 editions published between 1972 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Social, political, industrial, religious, literary and artistic life of the 1850's, period of time of Queen Victoria
30 editions published between 1972 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Social, political, industrial, religious, literary and artistic life of the 1850's, period of time of Queen Victoria
Man and time by
J. B Priestley(
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43 editions published between 1964 and 1989 in English and Spanish and held by 1,097 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Priestley's interest " ... in the problem of time led him to publish an extended essay in 1964 under the title of Man and Time (Aldus published this as a companion to Carl Jung's Man and His Symbols). In this book he explored in depth various theories and beliefs about time as well as his own research and unique conclusions, including an analysis of the phenomenon of precognitive dreaming, based in part on a broad sampling of experiences gathered from the British public, who responded enthusiastically to a televised appeal he made while being interviewed in 1963 on the BBC programme, Monitor"--Wikipedia
43 editions published between 1964 and 1989 in English and Spanish and held by 1,097 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Priestley's interest " ... in the problem of time led him to publish an extended essay in 1964 under the title of Man and Time (Aldus published this as a companion to Carl Jung's Man and His Symbols). In this book he explored in depth various theories and beliefs about time as well as his own research and unique conclusions, including an analysis of the phenomenon of precognitive dreaming, based in part on a broad sampling of experiences gathered from the British public, who responded enthusiastically to a televised appeal he made while being interviewed in 1963 on the BBC programme, Monitor"--Wikipedia
Bright day by
J. B Priestley(
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94 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 1,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
J.B. Priestley was especially fond of this novel of his: "I am not one for favourites," he wrote in the introduction to the Everyman edition, "and I have always been irritated by questions about my favourite this, that and the other. But if I have a favourite among my novels, it is Bright Day, which I wrote towards the end of the war." The novel was written towards the end of World War II. JBP disclaimed any autobiographical roots in the work, but it is nontheless resonent with his early youth and coincided with JBP's recoil from the commercial film world. Bright Day was the only serious novel that he wrote in the first person. Gregory Dawson, the novel's hero, is a middle-aged film script writer who goes off to Cornwall to complete a script. At his hotel he spots Lord and Lady Harndean, and realizes that they are the Malcolm and Eleanor Nixey he knew when he worked as a clerk in a Bruddersford wool firm. They represent the beginning of the break-up of the bright day which had preceded the year 1914, and thus the story starts to unfold
94 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 1,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
J.B. Priestley was especially fond of this novel of his: "I am not one for favourites," he wrote in the introduction to the Everyman edition, "and I have always been irritated by questions about my favourite this, that and the other. But if I have a favourite among my novels, it is Bright Day, which I wrote towards the end of the war." The novel was written towards the end of World War II. JBP disclaimed any autobiographical roots in the work, but it is nontheless resonent with his early youth and coincided with JBP's recoil from the commercial film world. Bright Day was the only serious novel that he wrote in the first person. Gregory Dawson, the novel's hero, is a middle-aged film script writer who goes off to Cornwall to complete a script. At his hotel he spots Lord and Lady Harndean, and realizes that they are the Malcolm and Eleanor Nixey he knew when he worked as a clerk in a Bruddersford wool firm. They represent the beginning of the break-up of the bright day which had preceded the year 1914, and thus the story starts to unfold
Thomas Love Peacock by
J. B Priestley(
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38 editions published between 1927 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,074 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
38 editions published between 1927 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,074 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Charles Dickens : a pictorial biography by
J. B Priestley(
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20 editions published between 1961 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,067 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With 132 photographs and illustrations from his books in black-and-white, and an informative text, including a chronology of his life and works
20 editions published between 1961 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,067 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With 132 photographs and illustrations from his books in black-and-white, and an informative text, including a chronology of his life and works
English journey : being a rambling but truthful account of what one man saw and heard and felt and thought during a journey
through England during the autumn of the year 1933. by
J. B Priestley(
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78 editions published between 1933 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,063 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During 1933 the author J.B. Priestley made a journey through his native land that helped define an age. From the drowsy idyll of rural backwaters to the dark satanic landscapes of industrialised cities, Priestley took a writer's eye and a warmly human sensibility, describing what he found with an insight that still holds good today. Encounters with a rickly varied assortment of English characters, all handled with the skill of a master dramatist, contribute to English Journey's classic status
78 editions published between 1933 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,063 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During 1933 the author J.B. Priestley made a journey through his native land that helped define an age. From the drowsy idyll of rural backwaters to the dark satanic landscapes of industrialised cities, Priestley took a writer's eye and a warmly human sensibility, describing what he found with an insight that still holds good today. Encounters with a rickly varied assortment of English characters, all handled with the skill of a master dramatist, contribute to English Journey's classic status
10 classic mystery and suspense plays of the modern theatre by
Stanley Richards(
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1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 1,050 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of ten detective, mystery, and thriller plays first produced in the mid-twentieth century, several of which were later adapted into motion pictures
1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 1,050 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of ten detective, mystery, and thriller plays first produced in the mid-twentieth century, several of which were later adapted into motion pictures
Last holiday by
Queen Latifah(
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21 editions published between 2005 and 2017 in English and French and held by 1,027 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Georgia Byrd is a department store employee who leads a life of frustrated desires. She particularly likes the bashful salesman from the outdoor furnishings department. But when she learns she only has a few weeks left to live, Georgia gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to the swank European resort she's always dreamed of visiting. Naturally, her new carelessness with money and fearless candor lead everyone around her, including a senator and her former boss, to think she's a real mover and shaker
21 editions published between 2005 and 2017 in English and French and held by 1,027 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Georgia Byrd is a department store employee who leads a life of frustrated desires. She particularly likes the bashful salesman from the outdoor furnishings department. But when she learns she only has a few weeks left to live, Georgia gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to the swank European resort she's always dreamed of visiting. Naturally, her new carelessness with money and fearless candor lead everyone around her, including a senator and her former boss, to think she's a real mover and shaker
Delight by
J. B Priestley(
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56 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
56 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays of five decades by
J. B Priestley(
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34 editions published between 1949 and 1969 in English and held by 987 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
34 editions published between 1949 and 1969 in English and held by 987 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
George Meredith by
J. B Priestley(
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35 editions published between 1922 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 957 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
35 editions published between 1922 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 957 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Author Dedicatee
- Harper & Brothers Publisher
- Baxendale, John Author
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Author
- Hazlitt, William 1778-1830
- Peacock, Thomas Love 1785-1866 Author
- Hawkes, Jacquetta 1910-1996 Author
- Williams, Emlyn 1905-1987 Actor
- Percy, Edward
- Richards, Stanley 1918-1980 Author
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Boynton Priestley, John 1894-1984
Goldsmith Peter
Goldsmith Peter 1894-1984
J.B. Priestley
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John Boynton Priestley
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بريستلي، جوزف ب.، 1894-1985
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프리스틀리, J. B. 1894-1984
프리스틀리, 존 1894-1984
프리스틀리, 존 B. 1894-1984
프리스틀리, 존 보인튼 1894-1984
プリーストリー, J. B.
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