An Inspector Calls (Heinemann Plays For 14-16+)

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Into this cosy scene intrudes the harsh figure of a police inspector investigating the suicide of a young working-class woman. The morality play is a very old theatrical form, going back to the medieval period, which sought to instruct audiences about virtue and evil. Arthur Birling, a prosperous manufacturer, is holding a family dinner party to celebrate his daughter's engagement. A just society, he states through his mysterious Inspector, is one that respects and exercises social responsibility. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

An Inspector Calls - KBA An Inspector Calls - KBA

Under interrogation, every member of the family turns out to have a shameful secret which links them with her death. This deluxe first edition is LIMITED to 26 individually SIGNED and LETTERED copies ( this being Letter "X").

In this way, Priestley makes his larger point that society is guilty of neglecting and abusing its most vulnerable members. David Calder, Frances Barber, Morvern Christie, Sam Alexander, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Vineeta Rishi complete the cast, offering a powerful new take on one of the 20th century's most thought-provoking plays. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there?

An Inspector Calls and Other Plays (Penguin Modern Classics) An Inspector Calls and Other Plays (Penguin Modern Classics)

The play is a three-act drama, which takes place on a single night in 1912, focusing on the prosperous middle-class Birling family, who live in a comfortable home in Brumley, "an industrial city in the north Midlands". Philosophical theories about time, Socialist dogmatism (often erupting into sermons), and a taste for dramatic expressionism may be said to have finally deflected him from his goal. Into this cosy scene intrudes the harsh figure of a police inspector investigating the suicide of a young working-class woman, every member of the family turns out to have a shameful secret which links them with her death.Riddell, John THE JOHN RIDDELL MURDER CASE: A PHILO VANCE PARODY NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930 "A" first printing 323pp "Sporting Offer" seal neatly opened illus Miguel Covarrubias 8vo slight offsetting front epage, else fine bright copy in near fine d/w. The lettered limiteds were not for sale but were reserved for private distribution by the publisher and Hillerman. ed ("1" in number line) - SIGNED by author on the title page - "Godshot is the kind of book you find yourself thinking about incessantly. Colonel Anthony Gethryn must prove a man innocent of a murder he's been convicted for in only 5 days.

An Inspector Calls - John Boynton Priestley - Google Books An Inspector Calls - John Boynton Priestley - Google Books

Octavo (8" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter greeen cloth with gilt lettering to spine over black boards with faux signature in gilt in original pictorial jacket. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. He has taken the liberty of naming the characters based upon his comrades in the 410 Infantry, C Company of WWII. London: Macmillan, 1985 First printing of the first British edition, preceding the American edition by 13 years. tiny spot front page edges, and slight push top of spine, in a similar slipcase with slight shelf and edge wear; no dust jacket as issued.In this play an inspector interrupts a party to investigate a girl's suicide, and implicates each of the party-makers in her death. Publisher’s lettered limited edition, Near Fine to Fine book with slight edge crease to middle of a couple pages around p.