Priest - Fiction & Literature 4

The Kettlewells are a dysfunctional family. Richard is a charming old Etonian whose business ventures are failing. Over a crowded weekend, his daughter Pamela, whom he hardly knows, returns from Rus……続きを見る

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 q……続きを見る

Stella Kirby spent nine years running away; leaving home to find her freedom as an actress. Now she has decided that the only role left to play is the prodigal daughter returned, hoping to rediscove……続きを見る

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 Pr……続きを見る

Moscow in the middle of the seventeenth century had a distinctly apocalyptic feel. An outbreak of the plague killed half the population. A solar eclipse and comet appeared in the sky, causing panic.……続きを見る

Once passionate about the theatre, playwright Martin Cheveril is now disillusioned and contemplating a change of career. His new play, a bitter and cynical piece, is about to premiere when something……続きを見る

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……続きを見る

Since 2005, Valancourt Books has earned a reputation as one of the foremost publishers of lost and rediscovered classics, reissuing more than 400 unjustly neglected works from the past 250 years. In……続きを見る

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 de……続きを見る

This book analyzes the changing portrayal of GDR literature in German Gymnasium textbooks 1985-2015. Addressing the need for textbook research to broaden its focus from GDR history to GDR literature……続きを見る

Leon Priestnall was something quite rare on the Spoken Word circuit – a romantic, a lost soul, with so few of the right answers and so many of the wrong ones. His poems are full of questions, not so……続きを見る

Benighted, a novel by J. B. Priestley, remains a captivating and relevant piece of literature that speaks profoundly to modern audiences. The story unfolds within the confines of an eerie, isolated ……続きを見る

The Boy in the Manger: A Christmas Story of Hope and Redemption tells the timeless story of the birth of Jesus Christ, weaving together faith, hope, and divine love. In the small town of Nazareth, a……続きを見る

"Il faut bien commencer par mon pedigree. Quarante-six ans, divorcée, une adolescente en rébellion, une midlife crisis et une salle de bains qui va tout changer." Assaillie par le sentiment d’avoir ……続きを見る

It is spring 1945. Three men who have been serving together overseas return, demobilised, to the same village. Coming from very different walks of life, the war has brought them together in unexpect……続きを見る

'We don't live alone ... We are responsible for each other' A policeman interrupts a rich family's dinner to question them about the suicide of a young working-class girl. As their guilty secrets ar……続きを見る

"This book is a crazy, sexy, nonstop ride from the beginning to the end..." Reviewer Carol. “It's going to be tight." "I like it tight." Balastar rode an adrenalin high. He hit the thrusters and dov……続きを見る

The title, Life Must Be Heard is a collection of poetry seen through the eyes of a woman being in the military and traveling around the world. While experiencing different emotions either dealing wi……続きを見る

Dáruk Adrift is a story about a man wandering through an unfamiliar world who has lost all memory of who he is. It is an ancient world as unfamiliar to us as it is to him, in which no one is free (t……続きを見る

JB Priestley described Johnson Over Jordan as an adventure in theatre. Robert Johnson, a timid, meek man lived the most ordinary of lives - until he dies. Suddenly he is capitulated into the strange……続きを見る

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 ……続きを見る

"I spent more than half my life, when I ought to have been enjoying myself, arguing and planning and running around like a maniac, all to sell a lot of things to people I didn't know, so that I coul……続きを見る

Humphrey Neyland is a middle-aged Canadian engineer recruited by British Intelligence to go undercover in the industrial city of Gretley, where aircraft essential to the war effort are being produce……続きを見る

The Secret Agent is widely considered one of Conrad's greatest literary achievements. Set in gloomy 1886 London, the novel follows the life of Alfred Verdoc, a Soho shop owner and secret agent who i……続きを見る

‘An exquisitely-written, generous, funny, thoughtful book about the everyday joys of being alive. I love it.’ Dolly Alderton ‘J. B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th Century and it ……続きを見る

RAW (Real Ass! writing) is a hot collection of rich and diverse poems that are uncut, rated-X, to the point poetry. RAW will keep your emotions on full drive while keeping you on the edge of your se……続きを見る

L’hiver resserre son étreinte glaciale sur Londres. Sam est gelé et il est affamé. Lorsqu’il demande de l’argent à un homme riche, Ebenezer Scrooge, il reçoit un refus brutal. Sam est rempli d’une r……続きを見る

Transadonia - Erased from Time is a modern day magical fantasy fiction novel, with undertones of my life, a love letter to my family, and supportive undertones for the LGBTQ+ community especially to……続きを見る

"Papers from Lilliput" by J. B. Priestley. Published by e-artnow. e-artnow publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction ……続きを見る

In 'Papers from Lilliput,' J. B. Priestley presents a compelling collection of essays that intertwine sharp social commentary with a whimsical examination of contemporary life. Written in a distinct……続きを見る