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An Inspector Calls (Heinemann Plays For 14-16+) [Hardcover]

J.B. Priestley , Tim Bezant
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12 Jan 1992 0435232827 978-0435232825
The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. In this play an inspector interrupts a party to investigate a girl's suicide, and implicates each of the party-makers in her death.

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  • Hardcover: 81 pages
  • Publisher: Heinemann (12 Jan 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0435232827
  • ISBN-13: 978-0435232825
  • Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 20.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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J.B. Priestley, the son of a schoolmaster, was born in Bradford in 1894. After leaving Belle Vue High School, he spent some time as a junior clerk in a wool office. (A lively account of his life at this period may be found in his volume of reminiscences, Margin Released.) He joined the army in 1914, and in 1919, on receiving an ox-officers’ grant, went to Trinity Hall, Cambridge. In 1922, after refusing several academic posts, and having already published one book and contributed critical articles and essays to various reviews, he went to London. There he soon made a reputation as an essayist and critic. he began writing novels, and with his third and fourth novels, The Good Companions and Angel Pavement, he scored a great success and established an international reputation. This was enlarged by the plays he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s, some of these, notably Dangerous Corner, Time and the Conways and An Inspector Calls, having been translated and produced all over the world. During the Second World War he was exceedingly popular as a broadcaster. Since the war his most important novels have been Bright Day, Festival at Farbridge, Lost Empires and The Image Men, and his more ambitious literary and social criticism can be found in Literature and Western Man, Man and Time and Journey Down a Rainbow, which he wrote with his wife, Jacquetta Hawkes, a distinguished archaeologist and a well-established writer herself. It was in this last book that Priestley coined the term ‘Admass’, now in common use. Among his latest books are Victoria’s Heydey (1972), Over the Long High Wall (1972), The English (1973), Outcries and Asides, a collection of essays (1974), A Visit to New Zealand (1974), The Carfitt Crisis (1975), Particular Pleasures (1975), Found, Lost, Found, or the English Way of Life (1976), The Happy Dream (1976), English Humour (1976) and an autobiography, Instead of the Trees (1977). In 1977 J. B. Priestley received the Order of merit. He died in 1984. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Priestley 10 Mar 2011
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This is the second audiobook in the BBC Classic Radio Theatre series to feature a play by J B Priestley and is a distinct improvement on the first (Time and the Conways). Originally broadcast on Radio 4 in May 2010 it boasts an ideal cast with Toby Jones absolutely right as the mysterious Inspector Goole. It is he who exposes the well-heeled, middle-class Birling family headed by industrialist Arthur Birling (David Calder) as complicit in the suicide of a young working-class girl. Priestley's classic morality play has never sounded better on radio and the director, Jeremy Mortimer, is especially good in establishing the cosily complacent atmosphere of the opening scene and in controllng the essential dynamics of the play. A special word of praise to Morven Christie, who is perfect as Sheila Birling. For some reason the running time is given as 2 hours 40 minutes when it is actually no more than 1 hour 30 minutes.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An inspector calls 27 April 2004
Format:Hardcover
A Review of "An Inspector Calls"
By J.B.Priestly
An inspector calls is a play set in 1912. It is written by J.B. Priestly,who considered himself a spokesman for the average person.
The book is about an inspector who goes to the Birling family'shouse about the sudden death of a girl who has just committed suicide. Theinspector goes round each and everyone of the family asking what linksthey had with Eva Smith. The family reveal secrets which could have playedleading parts which led to the suicide of Eva.
It starts off with theinspector knocking on the Birling family's door. The next thing they knowis that is that they are all sitting round the dining room table withquestions being thrown at them by the inspector. The book starts off quiteslowly but once all the pieces have been put together it really getsgoing.
What make this a really good book are all the twists. They allinterlink with each other and you never know when the next twist is comingup! I have never known such a book to finish in such shock even threeparagraphs before the ending, totally unexpected.
This book did nothave any particular exciting characters. They were just normal averagepeople like you and me. I think this is what Priestly was trying toachieve and he did this well, it could of happened to anyone!
If you read this book, you will need deep concentration becausedespite its easy language all the characters interlink with each other,and have unexpected twists. The message this book is, don't take anyonefor granted and try to not regret anything do everything you can to helpsomeone.
Sam Stone
Sutton Valence School
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars loved despite having to read for O level 9 Sep 2003
Format:Hardcover
I first read this play for my O levels many years ago and was immediately hooked. The story is about a family who have all separately affected another person's life through their own selfishness - there's a moral to the story but it is a very entertaining play to read (and watch if you get the chance - there's also a film - black and white but very good) the play has a great twist that leaves you wondering...
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really fast delivery . Book as described. Bought it for my daughters gcse exsm . Will use again. Can't think of anything more to say
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