Download or read book An Inspector Calls written by John Boynton Priestley and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1972 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The members of an eminently respectable British family reveal their true natures over the course of an evening in which they are subjected to a routine inquiry into the suicide of a young girl.
Download or read book An Inspector Calls and Other Plays written by J. B. Priestley and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2001-03-29 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspector calls, the title play in this collection, was written inside a week in 1944. Inspector Goole, investigating a girl's death, calls on the Birlings, an outwardly virtuous household.
Download or read book An Inspector Calls written by Jason Cobley and published by Classical Comics: Original Tex. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphic novel that features the entire script of Priestley's 1945 play. The Birling family are spending a happy evening celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft - a marriage that will result in the merging of two successful local businesses. Yet, just when everything seems to be going so well, they receive a surprise visit from an Inspector Goole who is investigating the suicide of a young girl. As the Inspector reveals more about the circumstances that led to the death of Eva Smith, each member of the family comes under the spotlight, and questions of guilt and responsibility are raised.
Download or read book Heroes written by Robert Cormier and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 2000-02-08 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Joseph Cassavant is eighteen. He has just returned home from the Second World War, and he has no face. He does have a gun and a mission: to murder his childhood hero. Francis lost most of his face when he fell on a grenade in France. He received the Silver Star for bravery, but was it really an act of heroism? Now, having survived, he is looking for a man he once admired and respected, a man adored by many people, a man who also received a Silver Star for bravery. A man who destroyed Francis's life. Francis lost most of his face when he fell on a grenade in France. He received the Silver Star for bravery, but was it really an act of heroism? Now, having survived, he is looking for a man he once admired and respected, a man adored by many people, a man who also received a Silver Star for bravery. A man who destroyed Francis's life. -->
Download or read book An Inspector Calls written by Michael White and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie Horse has very set ideas of just how his pub should be run. No food (apart from crisps and nuts) and very definite ideas about what kind of customers are welcome in his hostelry. Unbeknown to Charlie however, there is something very odd indeed going on in "The Bucket and Shovel", and for just this once, Charlie is going to be the last person to find out. Because very shortly, an inspector is going to call...
Download or read book And the Stars Were Burning Brightly written by Danielle Jawando and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary novel about loss, understanding and the importance of speaking up when all you want to do is shut down. From a multi-award-winning author, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Gayle Foreman, Jennifer Niven and Nikesh Shukla. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize Shortlisted for the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal When fifteen-year-old Nathan discovers that his older brother Al, has taken his own life, his whole world is torn apart. Al was special. Al was talented. Al had so many dreams ... so why did he do it? Convinced that his brother was in trouble, Nathan decides to retrace Al’s footsteps. As he does, he meets Megan, Al's former classmate, who is as determined as Nathan to keep Al's memory alive. Together they start seeking answers, but will either of them be able to handle the truth about Al’s death when they eventually discover what happened? #BurnBright Praise for And the Stars Were Burning Brightly: ‘Jawando’s writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersed’ Alice Oseman 'An outstanding and compassionate debut' Patrice Lawrence 'One of the brightest up and coming stars of the YA world' Alex Wheatle ‘An utter page turner from a storming new talent. Passionate, committed and shines a ray of light into the darkest places - the YA novel of 2020!’ Melvin Burgess Warning - this novel contains themes that some readers may find upsetting, including suicide and intense bullying.
Download or read book New Grade 9 1 GCSE English An Inspector Calls Workbook includes Answers written by Lucy Forsyth and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GCSE English Literature for AQA An Inspector Calls Student Book written by Jon Seal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English qualifications. Approved for the AQA 2015 GCSE English Literature specification, this print Student Book is designed to help students develop whole text understanding and written response skills for their closed-book exam. The resource provides scene-by-scene coverage of Priestley's play as well as a synoptic overview of the text and its themes. Short, memorable quotations and striking images throughout the book aid learning, while in-depth exam preparation includes practice questions and sample responses. See also our An Inspector Calls print and digital pack, which comprises the print Student Book, the enhanced digital edition and a free Teacher's Resource.
Download or read book Our Day Out written by Willy Russell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs Kay's 'Progress Class' are unleashed for a day's coach trip to Conway Castle in Wales - in an exuberant celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose, fourteen and free from school. 'The skill and zest of the show . . . derive from its success in following the adult argument through while preserving all the fun of a story mainly played by children . . . I have rarely seen a show that combined such warmth and such bleakness.' The Times This edition contains the music to the play.
Download or read book Whose life is it anyway written by Brian Clark and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1980 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suite à un accident d'auto, un jeune sculpteur de talent, Ken Harrisson, se retrouve à l'hôpital, paralysé des épaules aux pieds. Le chirurgien qui l'a opéré lui annonce que son état est incurable et que, pour survivre, il lui faut rester à l'hôpital, et subir des traitements continuels. Ken exige que l'on cesse ces traitements, rabrouant avec ironie ceux qui cherchent à le réconforter. Par l'entremise d'un avocat, il obtient que se tienne une commission judiciaire qui aura à se prononcer sur son cas.
Download or read book Dangerous Corner written by J. B. Priestley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At their stylish country retreat, Freda and Robert Caplan host a dinner party for their colleagues and friends, all executives at a transatlantic publishing company. Young, beautiful and successful they have the world at their feet. Then a cigarette box and and an ill-considered remark spark off a relentless series of revelations and other, more dangerous secrets are painfully exposed. As the truth spills out about the suicide of Robert's clever, reckless brother, and the group's perfect lives begin to crumble, the cost of professional and social success becomes frighteningly plain.
Download or read book Man and Time written by John Boynton Priestley and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses man's changing concepts of time through history, from primitive societies through the great ancient civilizations and European history up to the present day.
Download or read book An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley Book Analysis written by Bright Summaries and published by BrightSummaries.com. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the more straightforward side of An Inspector Calls with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley, in which the enigmatic Inspector Goole arrives at the Birling household to question each member of the family about their connections to Eva Smith, a young woman who has just committed suicide. After proving that all of them are in some way responsible for her death, the inspector leaves, and the family makes a series of enquiries that seem to imply that no such death has taken place. However, just as they are beginning to convince themselves that it was all a trick, the phone rings again, and they are informed that a police officer is on his way to ask them some questions about a girl who has just died... An Inspector Calls is J. B. Priestley’s best-known play, and explores the weighty themes of prejudice, collective responsibility and the nature of time itself. Find out everything you need to know about An Inspector Calls in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
Download or read book An Inspector Calls written by John Boynton Priestley and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 1992 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. In this play an inspector interrupts a party to investigate a girl's suicide, and implicates each of the party-makers in her death.
Download or read book When We Are Married written by J. B. Priestley and published by Oberon Books. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heart of Northern England, three respectable couples, married on the same day, at the same church, and by the same vicar, join to celebrate 25 years of blissful matrimony. Or so they think... The happy celebrations are brought to a sudden halt by a shocking revelation – these pillars of the community aren't quite as respectably married as they thought they were. As the home truths fly like confetti and conjugal rites turn to farcical fights, an evening of sparkling comic mayhem erupts. With a photographer from the local paper due to arrive any second, a missing housekeeper and a doorbell that wont stop ringing, can the three couples keep a lid on their embarrassing secret? Penned in 1938, this is a classic comedy that is a blessed union of laughs and surprises.
Download or read book We Can Save Us All written by Adam Nemett and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic, ribald novel about a group of alienated Princeton students who respond to escalating climate change by forming an endtimes cult inspired by superheroes
Download or read book The Good Companions written by Edward Koblock and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
