J b priestley biography of mahatma

J. B. Priestley

John Boynton Priestley was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, 13th September 1894, the son of a schoolmaster.

Priestley inherited a 'public-spirited' socialism from his family and he later recalled a happy childhood.

He had no memory of his mother who had died when he was 2 years old and who was of the 'clogs and shawls' working class but his step-mother had been 'kind, gentle and loving'. He did well at school and could have continued his education to a higher level.

In 1909, however, his father decided that he should go into the predominant local industry, the wool trade, which was to provide much material for his later novels.

As a young man he was not terribly interested in his job but one of the privileges of employment with the wool company was free travel and he explored much of Europe.

He was earning money and living in a progressive city, quite a cultural centre for the time and he spent his leisure hours walking the moors, attending concerts and writi