Appreciation …

… Why JB Priestley matters. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Priestley's Literature and Western Man and Man and Time are important books. Debbie and I just watched a recent TV adaptation of An Inspector Calls. It happens to be very good. His play, Time and the Conways, was recently revived on Broadway. Terry Teachout wrote this about it: "In truth, it’s a fine play, one whose Ayckbourn-like time-travel premise (the three acts are set in the same room of the same house in 1919, 1937 and, once again, 1919) is no longer innovative but remains dramatically potent." I haven't read Priestley's novels, but I plan on doing so some time this year.