An Inspector Calls
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Research who J.B Priestly was; make a list of notes summarising details about him, his beliefs and his writing.
About John Boynton Priestley: John Boynton Priestley was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 13 September 1894. His father was a headmaster and his mother died when he was just two years old, leaving his father to remarry four years later. He grew up into a family and a wider group of friends who enjoyed the arts. As he grew up he was caught up in in-depth debates with his friends. His friends and family all discussed politics from a socialist point of view; this influenced his younger political life. It was for this reason that J.B Priestly adopted such a socialist viewpoint. J B Priestley was a socialist (left wing), but had trouble settling down to the policies of any one particular political party. His socialism can be said to be based on compassion and caring for others. Priestley was educated at Belle Vue Grammar School, which he left early to work as a junior clerk with a local wool firm at the age of 16. He spent his hard earned money on buying books, and used his spare time trying different kinds of writing, including a regular unpaid column in a local periodical, the Bradford Pioneer.
About John’s writing: John wrote successful articles and essays, and then published the first of many novels, The Good Companions, in 1929 which earned him the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and made him a national figure. His next novel, Angel Pavement, further established him as a successful novelist. However, some critics were less than complimentary about his work. Much of his writing was ground-breaking and controversial. He included new ideas about possible parallel universes and strong political messages. His first publication was “Secrets of the Ragtime King” for London Opinion, then a series of articles, “Round the Hearth”, for Independent Labour Party publication, The
Research who J.B Priestly was; make a list of notes summarising details about him, his beliefs and his writing.
About John Boynton Priestley: John Boynton Priestley was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 13 September 1894. His father was a headmaster and his mother died when he was just two years old, leaving his father to remarry four years later. He grew up into a family and a wider group of friends who enjoyed the arts. As he grew up he was caught up in in-depth debates with his friends. His friends and family all discussed politics from a socialist point of view; this influenced his younger political life. It was for this reason that J.B Priestly adopted such a socialist viewpoint. J B Priestley was a socialist (left wing), but had trouble settling down to the policies of any one particular political party. His socialism can be said to be based on compassion and caring for others. Priestley was educated at Belle Vue Grammar School, which he left early to work as a junior clerk with a local wool firm at the age of 16. He spent his hard earned money on buying books, and used his spare time trying different kinds of writing, including a regular unpaid column in a local periodical, the Bradford Pioneer.
About John’s writing: John wrote successful articles and essays, and then published the first of many novels, The Good Companions, in 1929 which earned him the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and made him a national figure. His next novel, Angel Pavement, further established him as a successful novelist. However, some critics were less than complimentary about his work. Much of his writing was ground-breaking and controversial. He included new ideas about possible parallel universes and strong political messages. His first publication was “Secrets of the Ragtime King” for London Opinion, then a series of articles, “Round the Hearth”, for Independent Labour Party publication, The