{"product_id":"papers-from-lilliput-by-j-b-priestley-hardcover","title":"Papers From Lilliput, by J.B. Priestley (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty essays gathered from London magazines and a Yorkshire newspaper showcase a fresh literary voice finding wonder in the ordinary. A forgotten provincial actor is rescued from the footnotes of theatrical history. A mouth-organ becomes the occasion for a meditation on humble music. The terror of empty railway carriages, the etiquette of refusing to meet one's favorite authors, the strange comfort of a country road at dusk-each subject is approached with the same wry curiosity and quiet delight. Written in the great tradition of English belles-lettres, somewhere between Lamb and Beerbohm, these pieces capture the cadences of early twentieth-century life: its provincial players and country shepherds, its bad pianists and paragon hosts, its small dignities and larger embarrassments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe voice is companionable, unhurried, opinionated yet never strident, and shot through with the gentle humor of an Englishman who has read widely and observed his countrymen with affection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43185057464529,"sku":"9781667667096","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/startlingstories.us\/products\/papers-from-lilliput-by-j-b-priestley-hardcover","provider":"Startling Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}