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Jess Oakroyd is pitched into loneliness by the drab quarrrelling of his family. Like so much of Priestley's work, its action begins on a note of rebellion, while its impulse is the search for romance without losing sight of reality indeed, staring into the very heart of reality for the magic. Priestley:An Informal Study of His Work', wrote: 'The Good Companions is a simple book, plainly constructed and straightforwardly told. He had made up his mind to write a novel that he himself could enjoy even if nobody else did.and, in the event, a great many others also loved it! (The novel arrived at a time when the country was in depression, and someone commented that The Good Companions 'soared out of the gloom like a fairy tale to lift thousands of minds into a world of literary enchantment.'Дavid Hughes in 'J.B. However, the germ of the story was embedded deep into his mind and heart, and writing the novel became something of an obsession. One of the ironies of the success of The Good Companions is that when he discussed his idea for the book with his publishers they told him that such a book would not appeal to the current reading public. He regarded the job as not so much a task, more a kind of holiday. It is the sort of long, colourful novel which was one of Priestley's hallmarks, and it is clear that Priestley enjoyed himself writing it.

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It is, too, an enjoyable romp, all about a stranded theatrical group the Dinky Doos rescued by Miss Trant and coverted into the Good Companions, and involving their adventures with such characters as Jess Oakroyd, the middle-aged joiner from Bruddersford, who breaks free from his miserable domestic existence, Susie Dean and Inigo Jollifant. It was his third novel and it is certainly well-written and very readable. It is, too, an enjoyable romp, all abo Probably the most popular of Priestley's novels, The Good Companions was an instant best-seller when it was first published in July 1929, and, while JBP came to feel its success subsequently overshadowed many more important works, the book has remained popular.

Probably the most popular of Priestley's novels, The Good Companions was an instant best-seller when it was first published in July 1929, and, while JBP came to feel its success subsequently overshadowed many more important works, the book has remained popular.

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