{"product_id":"2026100012204-secondhand-sir-michael-and-sir-george-a-tale-of-comsa-and-discus-and-the-new-elizabethans","title":"Sir Michael And Sir George: A Tale Of Comsa And Discus And The New Elizabethans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the grand tradition of British satirical fiction, Sir Michael and Sir George skewers the pomp and bureaucratic absurdity of post-war England with a razor-sharp wit that only J. B. Priestley could wield. The novel chronicles the rivalry between two knights — Sir Michael and Sir George — each commanding their own competing cultural quangos, the magnificently named COMSA and DISCUS, as they joust for prestige, patronage, and the soul of a nation fancying itself a new Elizabethan age. Priestley plants his characters firmly in the corridors of official Britain, where committees reign supreme and the grandest ambitions are inevitably defeated by paperwork and protocol.\n\nA master of social comedy, Priestley uses this novel as a vehicle to dissect the self-important cultural establishment of mid-twentieth-century Britain, arguing that its institutions are as hollow as the titles they bestow. His prose is brisk, wry, and deeply human — beneath the farce lies a genuine affection for England and a sorrow at what it was becoming. Original frontispieces by Denis Brihand lend the edition a distinguished charm, and one is left wondering whether the New Elizabethan age Priestley satirised ever truly arrived — or simply drowned in a sea of memos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022636875995,"sku":"2026100012204-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fbaad8a6-8731-4dff-bb0e-4dc035061703.png?v=1793665345","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012204-secondhand-sir-michael-and-sir-george-a-tale-of-comsa-and-discus-and-the-new-elizabethans","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}