J.B. Priestley

J.B. Priestley

J.B. Priestley was born in Manningham, Bradford, England on September 13th, 1894 and passed away at the age of 89 on August 14th, 1984.

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J.B. Priestley Stats: The highest rated book by J.B. Priestley on Book Notification is An Inspector Calls, the 5th novel in the J.B. Priestley Plays series.

The most read book by J.B. Priestley on Book Notification is An Inspector Calls, the 5th novel in the J.B. Priestley Plays series.

Below is a complete list of J.B. Priestley books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by J.B. Priestley is the J.B. Priestley Plays.

List of The Image Men Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Adam In Moonshine
1927
2
Benighted
1927
3
The Good Companions
1929
4
Farthing Hall
1929
5
Angel Pavement
1930
6
Faraway
1932
7
I'll tell you everything
1933
8
Wonder Hero
1933
9
They walk in the city
1936
10
The Doomsday Men
1937
11
When We Are Married
1938
12
Let the People Sing
1940
13
Black Out In Gretley
1942
14
Daylight on Saturday
1944
15
Three Men in New Suits
1945
16
Bright Day (With: Melvyn Bragg)
Bright Day (With: Melvyn Bragg)
1946
17
Jenny Villiers
1947
18
Festival at Farbridge
1951
19
The Magicians
1954
20
Saturn Over the Water
1961
21
The Shapes of Sleep
1962
22
Lost Empires
1965
23
Sir Michael and Sir George
1966
24
Salt Is Leaving
1966
25
It's an Old Country
1967
26
Snoggle
1971
27
The Happy Dream
1976
28
Found, Lost, Found
1976

List of Collections in Publication Order

List of Plays in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Papers from Lilliput
1922
2
I for One
1923
3
Figures In Modern Literature
1924
4
The English Comic Characters
1925
5
George Meredith
1926
6
Talking
1926
7
Open House
1927
8
English Humour
1929
9
The Balconinny
1930
10
English Journey
1934
11
Essays of To-Day and Yesterday
1935
12
Midnight On The Desert
1937
13
Self Selected Essays
1937
14
Rain Upon Godshill
1939
15
Out of the people
1940
16
Britain Under Fire
1942
17
Letter to a returning serviceman
1945
18
Theatre Outlook
1947
19
Delight
1949
20
Low Notes on a High Level
1954
21
Journey Down A Rainbow
1955
22
Thoughts in the Wilderness
1957
23
The Art of the Dramatist
1957
24
The wonderful world of the theatre
1959
25
Literature And Western Man
1960
26
Charles Dickens and His World
1961
27
Margin Released
1962
28
Man and Time
1964
29
Thomas Love Peacock
1966
30
Trumpets Over the Sea
1968
31
The Prince of Pleasure
1969
32
The Edwardians
1970
33
The English
1971
34
Victoria's Heyday
1972
35
Over the Long High Wall
1972
36
A Visit To New Zealand
1974
37
Outcries And Asides
1974
38
Particular Pleasures
1975
39
Instead of the Trees
1977

List of J.B. Priestley Anthologies in Publication Order

J.B. Priestley: Biography

J.B. Priestley (John Boynton Priestley) was born on September 13th, 1894. J.B. passed away August 14th, 1984 at 89 years old. J.B. Priestley was born in Manningham, Bradford, England.

J.B. Priestley is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. There are currently 39 books available. The first was released in 1922 with the novel Papers from Lilliput. The most recently released novel was Instead of the Trees which was released in 1977.

J.B. Priestley: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Faraway was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1932.

J.B. Priestley: F.A.Q

When was J.B. Priestley Born?

J.B. Priestley was born on September 13th, 1894.

When did J.B. Priestley die?

J.B. Priestley died on August 14th, 1984 at 89 years old.

Where was J.B. Priestley Born?

J.B. Priestley was born in Manningham, Bradford, England.

What was the first book J.B. Priestley wrote?

The first novel written by J.B. Priestley was Papers from Lilliput, published in 1922.

What was the most recent book J.B. Priestley wrote?

His most recently released work was Carfitt Crisis and Two Other Stories on August 9th, 1978.

How many books has J.B. Priestley written?

J.B. Priestley has written 81 books. 2 books in The Image Men Series, 28 Standalone Novels, 5 books in the Collections, 7 books in the Plays, 39 books in the Non-Fiction.

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