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Set in 1912. The jolly party of a prosperous family is interrupted by an Inspector Goole, who is making enquiries about an impoverished girl''s suicide. By the time he leaves he has shattered the complacency of the party by implicating everyone present in the suicide of Eva Smith, a former employee of the family firm. The acceptance of responsibility varies considerably from person to person, and then the mystery deepens when it appears that the police don''t know any Inspector Goole, and that no suicide has taken place... yet.

A torrential downpour forces Philip and Margaret Waverton and their friend Roger Penderel to seek shelter in an ancient, crumbling mansion inhabited by the strange and sinister Femm family. Determined to make the best of the circumstances, the benighted travellers drink and talk to pass the time while the storm rages outside. But as the night progresses and tensions rise, dangerous and unexpected secrets emerge. On the house''s top floor are two locked doors: behind one of them is the mysterious, unseen Sir Roderick Femm, while the other conceals something terrifying and deadly ... Benighted (1927), a classic ''old dark house'' story of psychological terror, was the second novel by one of the most prolific and beloved British authors of the 20th century, J. B. Priestley (1894-1984). This edition includes an introduction by Orrin Grey, who discusses the connections between the novel and its film adaptation, James Whale''s The Old Dark House (1932). ''There are none too many stories comparable with this one.'' - The New York Times ''Priestley is one of the finest and most popular storytellers of the last hundred years.'' - Margaret Drabble ''J.B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th century. And it is time that we all became re-acquainted with his genius.'' - Judi Dench

The Long Mirror recounts the meeting between a composer and a young woman who seems to have been telepathically connected to him for some time, and has experienced much of his life before actually meeting him. Her knowledge of his past can help his future as an artist and a husband. It was based on a true incident.

In this 1960 study, J. B. Priestley examines the life and career of William Hazlitt, a writer who markedly influences Priestley''s own work.

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