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Description for Cornelius
Paperback. A play about the Depression in Britain, explores an era that speaks to our times. A forgotten play by one Britain's greatest dramatists. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
"So all the time, while you were pretending to work, you've been having the most astonishing adventures in that corner?" A forgotten masterpiece from one of Britain’s greatest dramatists, J.B. Priestley. As bankruptcy looms, the ever optimistic Jim Cornelius, partner at import firm Briggs and Murrison, is fighting to keep his creditors happy and his spirits up. Tensions rise with the arrival of Judy, the beautiful, young typist who shows Cornelius the life he could have led... Written for Ralph Richardson in 1935, Priestley observes the politics and tensions of daily office life with searing wit and humanity in ... Read more
"So all the time, while you were pretending to work, you've been having the most astonishing adventures in that corner?" A forgotten masterpiece from one of Britain’s greatest dramatists, J.B. Priestley. As bankruptcy looms, the ever optimistic Jim Cornelius, partner at import firm Briggs and Murrison, is fighting to keep his creditors happy and his spirits up. Tensions rise with the arrival of Judy, the beautiful, young typist who shows Cornelius the life he could have led... Written for Ralph Richardson in 1935, Priestley observes the politics and tensions of daily office life with searing wit and humanity in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849435000
SKU
V9781849435000
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Ref
99-5
About J. B. Priestley
J.B. Priestley: Born in Bradford, he was educated there and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. His reputation as a dramatist was established by Dangerous Corner, Time and the Conways & other plays on space-time themes, as well as popular comedies such as Laburnum Grove & his psychological mystery, An Inspector Calls. Best known as a writer of novels, Priestley was also ... Read more
Reviews for Cornelius
"'[An] attractively strange and surprising 1935 play' - Whats on Stage 'a high quality, polished exploration of an era that is sometimes peculiarly familiar and at other times entertainingly unexpected.' - The Stage 'engaging and well-judged - an intriguing period piece that speaks to our times in its tragicomic depiction of the anxieties, humour, ... Read more