Lost Empires (novel)
Lost Empires is a 1965 novel by the British writer J. B. Priestley. A young man comes of age in the provincial music hall just before the outbreak of the First World War. It was set in a similar milieu to Priestley's earlier work The Good Companions.
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| Author | J. B. Priestley |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1965 |
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In 1986 it was adapted into a television series of the same name starring Colin Firth, John Castle, Laurence Olivier.[1] A BBC radio dramatisation by Bert Coules starring Tom Baker as Nick Ollanton was first broadcast in 1994, most recently repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra in May 2020.[2]
References
- Gale p.40
- "JB Priestley - Lost Empires, 1. Overtures and Beginners". BBC. 18 September 1994. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Bibliography
- John Baxendale. Priestley’s England: J. B. Priestley and English culture. Manchester University Press, 2013.
- Maggie B. Gale. J.B. Priestley. Routledge, 2008.
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