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Angel Pavement J. B. Priestley

Angel Pavement By J. B. Priestley

Angel Pavement by J. B. Priestley


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Summary

Angel Pavement is one of the great London novels. First published in 1930, it is a social panorama of the city of London seen largely through the eyes of the employees of the firm Twigg & Dersingham, on the first floor of No. 8, Angel Pavement (a small cul-de-sac in the heart of London's commercial district).

Angel Pavement Summary

Angel Pavement by J. B. Priestley

Angel Pavement is one of the great London novels. First published in 1930, it is a social panorama of the city of London seen largely through the eyes of the employees of the firm Twigg & Dersingham, on the first floor of No. 8, Angel Pavement (a small cul-de-sac in the heart of London's commercial district). Angel Pavement provides readers with a vivid picture of ordinary London life before the war and the blitz changed everything dramatically and is set against the background of the great depression. The story centres on the arrival of a mysterious Mr. Golspie from the Baltic region. Business at the firm has been struggling but Mr. Golspie looks set to change its fortunes. His arrival turns life upside down for everyone connected with the firm, but all is not what it seems with Mr. Golspie...

Angel Pavement Reviews

A novel by a man who thoroughly enjoys the whole spectacle of life and can communicate his enjoyment. The Daily Telegraph; This is a superb example of his ability. It is packed with life and death and real people and colour and smells and the sounds of music and the tastes of food and drink. The Observer; The whole fabric of the few lives, are opened up to us with a warm and generous assiduity that is entirely convincing... magnificent. The Times; A lost classic from the teeming world of Depression-era London. DJ Taylor

About J. B. Priestley

John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century. Pre-eminently a dramatist, novelist and social commentator many of his works have become literary classics, among them The Good Companions, Angel Pavement, An Inspector Calls and Time and the Conways. His plays have been translated and performed all over the world and many have been filmed. During the Second World War his regular Sunday night Postscript radio talks attracted audiences of up to 15 million listeners. It was said that he was as popular and as important as Churchill in shoring up the nation's morale and in offering a vision of a better world to come. He was also a founder member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, a champion of public lending rights and represented the UK at two UNESCO conferences. In literary, social and political terms he was very much the last great man of English letters.

Additional information

GOR009348210
9781912101528
1912101521
Angel Pavement by J. B. Priestley
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Great Northern Books Ltd
20180604
398
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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