Priestley, J. B.
Priestley, J. B. , John Boynton Priestley ( 1894 – 1984 ).He was born in Bradford, the son of a schoolmaster, and worked as junior clerk in a wool office before serving in the infantry in the First World War; he then took a degree at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and in 1922 settled in London, where he quickly made a name as journalist and critic. His first major popular success as a novelist was with the high-spirited, rambling The Good Companions ( 1929 ), an account of theatrical adventures on the road, which was followed by the grimmer, somewhat self-consciously ‘realist ’ novel of London life, Angel Pavement ( 1930 ). His many other novels, which vary greatly in scope, include Bright Day ( 1946 ), Festival at Farbridge ( 1951 ), Lost Empires ( 1965 ), and The Image Men ( 1968 ). Priestley also wrote some 50 plays and dramatic adaptations; amongst the best known are his...
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