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The Good Companions
First edition
AuthorJ. B. Priestley
LanguageEnglish
PublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd
Publication date
1929
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback)
Followed byAngel Pavement 

The Good Companions is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley.

Written in 1929, it follows the fortunes of a concert party on a tour of England. It is Priestley's most famous novel and established him as a national figure. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was adapted twice into film.

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