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| Author | J. B. Priestley |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1976 |
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Found, Lost, Found is a 1976 comedy novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. [1] It was Priestley's final novel, after a lengthy career.
A civil servant floating through life encounters a beautiful writer and falls in love. She then announces she is going to the country and challenges him to find her to prove they are meant to be together.
Susan Mary Cooper is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising, a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian legends and Welsh folk heroes. For that work, in 2012 she won the lifetime Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association, recognizing her contribution to writing for teens. In the 1970s two of the five novels were named the year's best English-language book with an "authentic Welsh background" by the Welsh Books Council.
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Dangerous Corner was the first play by the English writer J. B. Priestley. It was premiered in May 1932 by Tyrone Guthrie at the Lyric Theatre, London, and filmed in 1934 by Phil Rosen.
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Let the People Sing is a 1939 novel by the British writer J. B. Priestley. It examines civic politics and corruption in the small English town of Dunbury, where the music hall is due to be closed. It was adapted into a 1942 film Let the People Sing.
Beatrice St. Clere Priestley is an English-New Zealand professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Bea Priestley. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Blair Davenport. From 2017 until 2021, she wrestled for World Wonder Ring Stardom and she also made appearances in New Japan Pro-Wrestling serving as Will Ospreay’s valet.
Lost Empires is a 1965 novel by the British writer J. B. Priestley. A young man comes of age in the provincial music hall just before the outbreak of the First World War. It was set in a similar milieu to Priestley's earlier work The Good Companions.
Benighted is a 1927 novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. Priestley's second published novel, the story explores the post-First World War disillusionment that Britain felt during the time period. A number of travelers are forced to take shelter at an old Welsh country house during a storm. Because the book was published in the United States in 1928, it won’t enter the public domain in the United States until 2024 in accordance with United States copyright law.
It's an Old Country is a 1967 novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. An Australian visits England to find his long-lost father, encountering a range of different characters in his search.
Salt Is Leaving is a 1966 mystery novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. Doctor Salt begins to investigate when one of his patients Noreen Wilks goes missing for three weeks. Despite a lack of interest from the police, he becomes convinced that she has in fact been murdered.
The Shapes of Sleep is a 1962 mystery novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley.
Over The Long High Wall is a 1972 autobiographical work by the British writer J.B. Priestley.
Festival at Farbridge is a 1951 comedy novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. A small town in the Midlands decides to hold its own event during the Festival of Britain.
Daylight on Saturday is a 1943 novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. It follows the various employees of an aircraft factory during the Second World War. The title was a reference to the fact that workers only see daylight at the weekends.
Blackout in Gretley is a 1942 spy thriller novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. The plot revolves around Nazi espionage in an industrial Midlands town.
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