Includes the plays Laburnum Grove; When We Are Married and Mr Kettle and Mrs MoonWith an introduction by Tom Priestley and a foreword by Roy Hattersley.These three domestic comedies display J B Priestleys talent for the ordinary situation turned sharply on its head. In Laburnum Grove George Radferns friends and relations want a share of his wealth - until they find out where its come from. When We Are Married features three high-minded couples who gather to celebrate their silver wedding anniversaries; only to discover they were never properly married at all.And in Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon an unassuming bank manager turns rebel when a voice tells him to pack in his position and stay at home.In these mischievous depictions of respectability gone awry; the proud and the prejudiced battle against emerging truths and potential scandal. J B Priestley proves himself a skilled craftsman and presents his characters with rich humour; warmth and humanity.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful. The USA had "great expectations"By Richard H. HospIt was a time in our history when the "men" of the USA could do and accomplish whatever they wanted. The reading is a little heavy; but well worth the effort and it is lightened considerably by the illustrations and art. The early 20th century is normally thought of (at least for me) as the time before WWI; but extraordinary things were done leading up to the 1915 exhibition.1 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A splendid ideological and cultural history of the SF World Fair.By Cal BearThis book is filled with depictions of the architecture; sculpture; and painting of the SF Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. There are several illuminated quotes of the Fairs directors and planners which; when compared to the Fairs aesthetics; posit a staunch ideological platform of re-imagined American nationalism in respect to a global empire. However; there is almost no coverage of how Asian people were imagined. Moores book is written to heavily emphasize how Americans imagined themselves (more than how they imagined others) at the Fair. The book also discuses the general historiography of American Fairs remarkably well. A good read for graduate students and People enthusiastic about cultural expressions shaping in Fairs.0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Two StarsBy karis WuerthNot enough pictures; this item fell short!