English Journey

English Journey

"English Journey" is a work of non-fiction by J.B. Priestley published in 1934.

Commissioned by publisher Victor Gollancz to write a study of contemporary England, Priestley recounts his travels around England in 1933. He shares his observations on the social problems he witnesses, and appeals for democratic socialist change. English Journey was an influential work, inspiring George Orwell's The Road To Wigan Pier, and was even credited with winning the 1945 election for Labour [See Margaret Drabble'In the path of Priestley', "The Guardian", Saturday January 26 2008 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jan/26/art.society] ] .

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