Jenny Villiers Explained

Jenny Villiers: A Story of the Theatre
Author:J. B. Priestley
Illustrator:M. Elaine Hancock
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Ghost story
Publisher:William Heinemann
Pub Date:3 January 1947
Media Type:Print (Hardcover)
Pages:IV + 190pp
Oclc:8306303

Jenny Villiers: A Story of the Theatre is a short novel by J. B. Priestley, first published in 1947.[1]

A successful but dispirited playwright is supervising the rehearsals of his new play, The Glass Door, at an old theatre in North England. The actors are irritated by his cynical attitude, but when left alone in the darkened green room he experiences visions of a 19th-century tragedy which alter his outlook on his profession.

In 1978 it was reprinted by Stein and Day, in a collection of works by Priestley entitled My Three Favorite Novels. The others were Angel Pavement and Bright Day.

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Priestley's play of the same title was performed by the Bristol Old Vic in 1946.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kritzwiser. K.M.. Time and Mr. Priestly: "Jenny Villiers". The Leader-Post. February 16, 1948.