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Available
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Publication
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1969
Description
Set in England during the 1920s, The Good Companions follows the adventures, antics and disappointments of a troupe of thespians as they sing, dance, drink and squabble their way from theatre to theatre.
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LibraryThing member js229
Great fun. 'Romp' springs to mind. Unjustly slighted by the fans of great literature.
LibraryThing member ChrisNewton
Maybe not great literature but I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a book so much.
LibraryThing member tafweb
J.B.Priestley's 1929 novel "The Good Companions" concerns an unlikely group of people who are thrown together in a travelling concert party ("The Good Companions"). The character portraits and general style of writing reminded me somewhat of Charles Dickens, and it was obvious that Priestley
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Awards
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Winner — Fiction — 1929)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1929
Physical description
618 p.; 18 cm