An Inspector Calls And Other Plays

Author : J B Priestley
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-29
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141917115

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An Inspector Calls and Other Plays by J B Priestley Pdf

'We don't live alone ... We are responsible for each other' A policeman interrupts a rich family's dinner to question them about the suicide of a young working-class girl. As their guilty secrets are gradually revealed over the course of the evening, 'An Inspector Calls', J. B. Priestley's most famous play, shows us the terrible consequences of poverty and inequality. The other powerful plays in this collection - 'Time and the Conways', 'I Have Been Here Before' and 'The Linden Tree' - explore time, fate, free will and the effects of war. 'A vastly talented and exceptionally versatile and wise writer' Iris Murdoch 'Priestley was volcanic, fertile ... and never dull' Anthony Burgess If you enjoyed An Inspector Calls, you might like Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.

Author : John Boynton Priestley
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822205726

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An Inspector Calls by John Boynton Priestley Pdf

The members of an eminently respectable British family reveal their true natures over the course of an evening in which they are subjected to a routine inquiry into the suicide of a young girl.

Author : Michael White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798215401019

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An Inspector Calls by Michael White Pdf

Charlie Horse has very set ideas of just how his pub should be run. No food (apart from crisps and nuts) and very definite ideas about what kind of customers are welcome in his hostelry. Unbeknown to Charlie however, there is something very odd indeed going on in "The Bucket and Shovel", and for just this once, Charlie is going to be the last person to find out. Because very shortly, an inspector is going to call...

Author : John Boynton Priestley,Jason Cobley
Publisher : Classical Comics, Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : England
ISBN : 1906332320

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An Inspector Calls - Original Text by John Boynton Priestley,Jason Cobley Pdf

Graphic novel that features the entire script of Priestley's 1945 play. The Birling family are spending a happy evening celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft - a marriage that will result in the merging of two successful local businesses. Yet, just when everything seems to be going so well, they receive a surprise visit from an Inspector Goole who is investigating the suicide of a young girl. As the Inspector reveals more about the circumstances that led to the death of Eva Smith, each member of the family comes under the spotlight, and questions of guilt and responsibility are raised.

Author : Jason Cobley
Publisher : Classical Comics: Quick Text
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1907127240

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An Inspector Calls the Graphic Novel: Quick Text by Jason Cobley Pdf

In a graphic novel retelling of the J.B. Priestley play, the wealthy Brumley family is shocked to receive a call from an inspector investigating the death of a young working-class woman.

Author : John Boynton Priestley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044086898830

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I Have Been Here Before by John Boynton Priestley Pdf

Author : Holly Jackson
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781984896384

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Pdf

THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES • Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer? Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger. And don't miss the sequel, Good Girl, Bad Blood! "The perfect nail-biting mystery." —Natasha Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Author : Danielle Jawando
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781471178788

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And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando Pdf

An extraordinary novel about loss, understanding and the importance of speaking up when all you want to do is shut down. From a multi-award-winning author, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Gayle Foreman, Jennifer Niven and Nikesh Shukla. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize Shortlisted for the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award ​Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal When fifteen-year-old Nathan discovers that his older brother Al, has taken his own life, his whole world is torn apart. Al was special. Al was talented. Al had so many dreams ... so why did he do it? Convinced that his brother was in trouble, Nathan decides to retrace Al’s footsteps. As he does, he meets Megan, Al's former classmate, who is as determined as Nathan to keep Al's memory alive. Together they start seeking answers, but will either of them be able to handle the truth about Al’s death when they eventually discover what happened? #BurnBright Praise for And the Stars Were Burning Brightly: ‘Jawando’s writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersed’ Alice Oseman 'An outstanding and compassionate debut' Patrice Lawrence 'One of the brightest up and coming stars of the YA world' Alex Wheatle ‘An utter page turner from a storming new talent. Passionate, committed and shines a ray of light into the darkest places - the YA novel of 2020!’ Melvin Burgess Warning - this novel contains themes that some readers may find upsetting, including suicide and intense bullying.

Author : John Boynton Priestley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:38015248

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I Have Been Here Before by John Boynton Priestley Pdf

Author : Edward Koblock,J. B. Priestley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573111979

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The Good Companions by Edward Koblock,J. B. Priestley Pdf

Author : Lee Goldberg
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451224354

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Mr. Monk in Outer Space by Lee Goldberg Pdf

At a convention for the cult science fiction show Beyond Earth, Adrian Monk meets fans as obsessive-compulsive as he is. Though he’s not preoccupied with the program, Monk can understand the phenomenon. Who wouldn’t want to live in an imaginary world? But there may be a killer in the Beyond Earth community: Someone in a starship uniform has gunned down the show’s legendary creator. Could a fan be that furious at him for selling out to Hollywood? Or is more going on behind the scenes? Luckily, Monk’s agoraphobic brother, Ambrose, is an expert on the TV series, and together they’ll search the earth and beyond for the murderer. That is, if Ambrose can bring himself to leave the house. A new story starring Adrian Monk by Edgar® Award-nominated screenwriter Lee Goldberg. It’s compulsive, page-turning fun. “Even if you aren’t familiar with the TV series Monk, this book is too funny to not be read.”—The Weekly Journal

Author : John Boynton Priestley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005348144

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The Edwardians by John Boynton Priestley Pdf

Captures the essence of the era in a lively study of its politics, personalities, technical innovations, arts and preoccupations. Includes chapters on the Prince of Wales, the Boer War, High Society and working class, the Middle Classes, writers, music, artists and craftsmen, the theatre, music hall and vaudeville, the press, the constitutional crisis, bosses and workers, suffragettes, the Titanic, Russian ballet, science and Gowland Hopkins, ragtime, Ulster and Home rule, etc.

Author : John Scicluna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : English literature
ISBN : 0582313279

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An Inspector Calls, J. B. Priestley by John Scicluna Pdf

Author : Malorie Blackman
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Dystopias
ISBN : 0141378670

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Double Cross by Malorie Blackman Pdf

Just this once . . . Please let me get away with it just this once . . . Tobey wants a better life - for him and his girlfriend Callie Rose. He wants nothing to do with the gangs that rule the world he lives in. But when he's offered the chance to earn some money just for making a few 'deliveries', just this once, would it hurt to say 'yes'? One small decision can change everything . . . The fourth novel in Malorie Blackman's powerful Noughts & Crosses sequence.

Author : Su Fielder,Peter Buckroyd
Publisher : Oxford University Press - Children
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780198368915

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Oxford Literature Companions: An Inspector Calls by Su Fielder,Peter Buckroyd Pdf

Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, the Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characters, themes, language and contexts, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work with the text. In addition, this guide contains an extra chapter focussing on stagecraft and performance to boost students' confidence when writing about drama. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers 'An Inspector Calls' by J.B. Priestley.