The Good Companions

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Overview

The Good Companions focuses on the trials and tribulations of a concert party between the World Wars.  It was arguably Priestley's most famous novel, written in 1929, and the work which established him as a national figure.  This 1931 stage adaptation was dramatized jointly by Edward Knoblock and the author in 1931.

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Details

  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior

Authors

J.B. Priestley

John Boynton Priestley (1894 - 1984) was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, son of a schoolmaster. He left Belle Vue School at 16 and worked in a wool office, beginning to write in his spare time. He volunteered for the army in 1914 and served throughout the First World War, surviv ...
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