Publications of the J. B. Priestley Society

The Society publishes a wide range of critical guides to individual Priestley titles and themes in Priestley's writings. They are available from:

Publications Sales Officer. Michael Nelson. 327 Shadwell Lane, Shadwell, Leeds. LS17 8AF. Email: m.nelson928@btinternet.com

Cheques payable to the J. B. Priestley Society. Please add £1.00 for postage and packing.

Michael Nelson reviews English Journey, Delight and the An Inspector Calls audiobook on Amazon.

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• Titles currently available
• CDs produced by the Society
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• Other publishers, widely available

Titles currently available

Works Concerning Priestley’s Fiction

These Stumbling Chronicles: a Guide to the Novels of J.B. Priestley, by Michael Nelson. 2009. 90 pages. This is the Society’s latest book and its largest. All Priestley’s novels discussed in detail. £6.00

All the World's a Stage: a Critical Guide to "Lost Empires", by Michael Nelson. 2000. 20 pages. ISBN 0-9536544-5-1. £2.50.

"Bright Day": a 60th Birthday Celebration, edited by K. E. Smith. 2006. 38 pages. £5.00.
Contains: introduction by K. E. Smith; J. B. Priestley's introduction to the Everyman edition of "Bright Day" (1966); The Lady Hits Back: Priestley and Cinema in "Bright
Day", by Michael Nelson; "Bright Day": time, memory and truth, by K.E. Smith.

By Tram from Bruddersford: the novels of J. B. Priestley, edited by Alan Day.
Papers read to a meeting of the J. B. Priestley Society 27 February 1999. 1999. 32 pages. £3.50.
Contains: The Novels of J. B. Priestley, by Michael Nelson; "Albert Goes Through", by Tony Reavill; "Daylight on Saturday", by K. E. Smith; "Angel Pavement", by John
Waddington-Feather.

Works Concerning Priestley’s Drama

A Family in Crisis: a Critical Guide to "The Linden Tree", by Michael Nelson.2000.19 pages. ISBN 0-9536544-1-9. £1.00.
Priestley's successful post-wartime play.

One Man in his Time: a Guide to the Stage Plays of J. B. Priestley, by Michael Nelson. 2002 (reprinted 2008). 86 pages. ISBN 0-9536544-7-8. £5.00.
48 plays described with comments.

Works Concerning Priestley’s Non-Fiction

J. B. Priestley's English Journeys, by Alan Day. 2005. 36 pages. £3.50.
An account of the various journeys through England described by Priestley, the different editions and some of the imitators.

More Particular Priestleys: a Guide to a Further Selection of Prose Works, by Michael Nelson. 2000.
48 pages. ISBN 0-9536544-3-5. £2.50.

The Story of J. B. Priestley's Postscripts, by Nicolas Hawkes. 2008. 46 pages. ISBN 978-1-84175-287-7. £5.00.
Priestley's broadcasts to the nation in 1940 were hugely influential in giving inspiration and support to the British people during the critical weeks of the Battle of Britain and the onset of the Blitz. Yet they caused controversy within the Government. This account is based on detailed archival research giving the full story for the first time.

Works Concerning Priestley’s Life and Times

J. B. Priestley: a Spiritual Odyssey, by Ken Smith. 2000 (reprinted 2008). 40 pages. ISBN 0-9536544-6-X. £5.00.
Priestley's views on the significance of life.

J. B. Priestley: the Cambridge Years, by Alan Day. 2007. 24 pages. £3.00.
Contains: Up at the Varsity (1919-1920); Parliamentary Candidate; and An Attempt at Literature ("The Chapman of Rhymes", 1918).

J. B. Priestley: Early Years in London, by Alan Day. 2008. 22 pages. £3.50.
Chapters on J. C. Squire, London groups and coteries, John Lane, Robert Lynd, Gerald Barry.

Works by Priestley

Not in these Days: the Story of a Yorkshire Christmas, by J. B. Priestley.
Reproduced from the Radio Times of 20 December 1929. 2000. 20 pages. ISBN 0-9536544-4-3. £2.50.

 The Society Journal

Journal of the J. B. Priestley Society. Annual from 2000. Back numbers available for most years. £5.00 each.

CDs produced by the Society

All £5.00.

Boynton: an entertainment about J.B. Priestley. Written by Geoff Bryson and Peter Walker. Performed on 8th November 2002 at The Bradford Club.
Cast: Geoff Bryson, John Horton, David Denbigh and Stuart Farrell.

Trevor Hill talks to the J.B. Priestley Society on 5th April 2003 at the Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Rediscovering J.B. Priestley. Ilkley Literature Festival 2006. Michael Billington, Kenneth Cranham and Tom Priestley discuss Priestley's legacy and why his work is
ripe for discovery. Chairman: Ian Brown

Other publishers, available from the Society

In a Quiet Place: J. B. Priestley and Religion, by Michael Nelson.
Feather Books, 2001. 19 pages. ISBN 1-84175-090-5. £3.00.

Other publishers, widely available

Augmented reprints of "Bright Day" (2006), "The Good Companions" (2007), English Journey and Delight (both 2009) are available in the Rediscovering Priestley series published by Great Northern Books. Also "Priestley's Wars", covering his World War I service, World War II Postscripts and role in the founding of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, edited by Neil Hanson and Tom Priestley (2008). Further titles to be reprinted are "Angel Pavement" and "Lost Empires".