Let the People Sing is a 1939 novel by the British writer J. B. Priestley. [1] 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 .
It was published Jan. 4, 1939. [1]
It received a mostly negative review from Kirkus Reviews, which described the comedy as "farce", the characters as not quite sympathetic, and criticized the long speeches of the old professor. [1]