Priestley's England: J.B. Priestley and English Culture. John Baxendale. Manchester University Press.(Brief article)(Book review)

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Priestley's England: J.B. Priestley and English Culture. John Baxendale. Manchester University Press. [pounds sterling]50.00. vii + 213 pages. ISBN 978-0-7190-7286-4. Priestley was a Yorkshire-born novelist, playwright and essayist whose radio broadcasts during the Second World War made him famous although his left-of-centre views alienated some. This study is not a biography but a cultural examination of Priestley, his background, works and impact on English life. Like so many 'left-wing' figures who avoided 'modernism' he has been widely ignored by today's left-wing ...

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