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Festival at Farbridge is a 1951 comic novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. [1] A small town in the Midlands decides to hold its own event during the Festival of Britain .
17 de jul. de 2019 · Festival at Farbridge. by. Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-. Publication date. 1951. Publisher. London : Heinemann. Collection. trent_university; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
It is set at the time of the Festival of Britain in 1951, which was a nationwide attempt to raise the spirits of a jaded and exhausted post-war nation. Coming midway in his oeuvre, Festival at Farbridge is a comic novel in the spirit of the 18th century.
Expensive and elaborate, but best in the end,” says a choric figure in Festival at Farbridge, echoing one of his author’s deepest convictions. A romantic view of people in space and time also...
Festival at Farbridge. Priestley, J.B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984. 746582194. Show more information. WorldCat is the world’s largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. Language ...
A light-hearted novel which concentrates on a few weeks in the life of a village in England in the period leading up to a summer festival. Published to coincide with the festival of Britain in 1951. Sample Player. Narrator. Jim Swingler. Length. 20hrs 57mins. Catalogue No. 8945.
Among his postwar novels were Festival at Farbridge (1951), Saturn Over the Water (1961), and It's an Old Country (1967), but he published an increasing proportion of nonfiction, including the autobiographical volumes Margin Released (1962) and Instead of the Trees (1977).
