{"product_id":"2026100011381-secondhand-english-journey","title":"English Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Slipcase: Good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the autumn of 1933, J.B. Priestley set out on a sweeping tour of England, travelling from Southampton to Newcastle, through the Midlands and the North, bearing witness to a nation caught between the fading grandeur of the Victorian age and the grinding hardships of the Great Depression. English Journey chronicles this remarkable expedition with unflinching honesty and warm humanity, presenting a vivid mosaic of working-class communities, industrial wastelands, thriving market towns, and forgotten corners of the English soul — a portrait of a country in profound transition.\n\nPriestley's prose is a masterclass in engaged, passionate observation — equal parts social critique and tender affection for the land and its people. He argues, with characteristic directness, that England is not one nation but many, divided by geography, class, and economic fortune. The work stands as a landmark of documentary travel writing, often compared to George Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier in its moral urgency and its refusal to romanticise poverty. Nearly a century on, its insights into inequality, regional identity, and the meaning of Englishness remain startlingly resonant — and its central question, of what England truly is and who it belongs to, lingers long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572305662171,"sku":"2026100011381-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4f5bf2f9-16cd-4827-ae66-63a5b1746d8d.png?v=1791166276","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011381-secondhand-english-journey","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}