The Connell Short Guide to J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls (AQA GCSE 9-1, OCR, Edexcel, 2025/6 Exams): Advanced English Literature Study Guides Written by Top Academics - Softcover

David Hughes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911187090 ISBN 13: 9781911187097

Publisher: Connell Guides, 2017

Synopsis

On one level, An Inspector Calls is a whodunit. But much more importantly it is a morality play one in which its author sets out to expose what he sees as the arrogance and indifference of Britain's ruling class. Though written in 1944, it continues to fascinate critics and audiences alike, with one contemporary theatre director describing it as 'a call to arms'. So just how good a play is it, asks David Hughes in this short guide, and just how relevant is it to the world we live in today?

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Edition details

• Publisher: Connell Guides
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911187090
• ISBN 13: 9781911187097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 52
• Editor: Jolyon Connell