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Title: LOST EMPIRES
By: J. B. Priestley, Barry Cryer
Format: Hardback

List price: £16.99


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ISBN 10: 1905080263
ISBN 13: 9781905080267
Publisher: GREAT NORTHERN BOOKS LTD
Edition: Deluxe limited ed
Pages: 288
Synopsis: In the months before the First World War, Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle's Illusionist act on the Music Hall stage. An evocation, both funny and sad, of a young man's awakening to the world of love and sex, "Lost Empires" is also a richly coloured portrait of a life soon to change irrevocably. Received with rave reviews when first published in 1965, this Priestley classic was later made into a major television series starring Colin Firth. Set in the world of Music Hall, Priestley delivers a captivating snapshot of fascinating period in theatre history whilst creating a social drama with believable and intriguing characterisation.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Great Northern Books Ltd
Returns: Returnable
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