Angel Pavement
A Novel
$30.60
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
The struggling firm of Twigg & Dersingham is brought to riches—and ruin—in this kaleidoscopic portrait of late 1920s London from one of the twentieth century’s great, underappreciated masters.
On a grim sidestreet of the City of London called Angel Pavement, the office of Twigg & Dersingham carries out its day-to-day operations far from the decadence of the Roaring Twenties. The firm is now run, less than competently, by the nephew of the original Dersingham; to cut costs, he …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798217154272 |
|---|---|
| Author: | J.B. Priestley, Graydon Carter |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 357g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 132mm x 203mm |
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J.B. Priestley
J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) was a British playwright, critic, and broadcaster. He is known today primarily for his plays, especially An Inspector Calls, which is still widely performed. He was also a bestselling novelist, and several of his books were adapted into film. A household name in his time, he was a popular broadcaster for the BBC during World War II, attracting audiences of up to fifteen million listeners. Graham Greene commented that he had become “a leader second only in importance to Mr. Churchill.” Following the war, he was a British delegate to UNESCO and a founding member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He later received one of the highest royal honors, the Order of Merit.
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