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A delightful and unusual selection of Priestley's essays, drawing on five decades of his writing. Witty, controversial and sometimes grumpy. 'J.B. Priestley called himself a grumbler, but he was a bon viveur who loved wine, women and song. And what shines out from his essays is his joy and zest and infectious curiosity.' – Margaret DRABBLE

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'It would be foolish to disregard his achievement and make little of his vast creative energies.' - Anthony Burgess; 'An outstanding prose realist... with a piercing eye of social reportage and a unique line in imaginative fiction. A writer and a man who is surely ripe for rediscovery.' - The Guardian, January 2012

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JB Priestley (1894 - 1984) was born in Yorkshire, and read English literature at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was an author, novelist, playwright, prolific essayist, broadcaster, scriptwriter, social commentator and man of letters. His best-known play, An Inspector Calls, is currently touring the UK in an award-winning production directed by Stephen Daldry. Valerie Grove has been a journalist for fifty years, writing recently about Priestley in the New Statesman (2014) and the Guardian Review (2015). She has been on the staff of the Evening Standard, The Sunday Times and The Times, as an interviewer, reviewer and columnist. Her books include the biographies of Dodie Smith, Laurie Lee, John Mortimer and Kaye Webb. She is a Tynesider by origin - but has lived in London since adolescence.

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