The Good Companions (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: J. B. Priestley
- First Published: 1929
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1920’s
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Picaresque fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Self-discovery, Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Friendship, 1920’s, England or English people, Dancing or dancers, Adventure, Songs or songwriters, Comedians, Performing arts, Vaudeville
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Jess Oakroyd, a Yorshireman. A stolid, seemingly dull man, he proves that he is no fool. He sets off, tired of home, to see England. Meeting Elizabeth Trant, he befriends her and joins her, becoming the handyman of The Good Companions. He keeps the group united when they are dispirited. His adventures with the traveling company convince him he wants to go on traveling.
Elizabeth Trant, an “old maid” at thirty-five. She inherits a little money and sets out to see England. She falls in with a traveling vaudeville company, takes them over, and...
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