Angel Pavement (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: J. B. Priestley
- First Published: 1930
- Type of Work: Panoramic social chronicle
- Time of Work: The late 1920’s, in the midst of the Great Depression
- Setting: All of London, from Dockland to the West End, from the heart of the City to its outlying suburbs
- Principal Characters: James Golspie, Lena Golspie, Howard Dersingham, Mrs. Dersingham (Pongo), Herbert Smeeth, Edie Smeeth, George Smeeth, Edna Smeeth, Lilian Matfield, Harold Turgis, Mrs. Pelumpton, Mr. Pelumpton, Poppy Sellers, Stanley Poole, Norman Birtley, The Mittys
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Culture, Social issues, Depression, economic, 1920’s, City life, London, Business or business people, Great Britain, Swindling or swindlers, Commerce, Furniture, Office employees
- Locales: London, England
The Novel
J. B. Priestley employs the arrival and departure of the mysterious Mr. Golspie as the frame in which to paint a panoramic portrait of London life in the midst of the Great Depression. When James Golspie, sole agent for a Balkan firm that cheaply produces veneers and inlays, arrives in London to find an outlet for his business, he is intrigued by the name Angel Pavement, a cul-de-sac in the heart of the business district of London called the City, and moves in on Twigg & Dersingham, a firm located there that is experiencing a sales decline which is only partly the...
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