Let the People Sing (novel)
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Let the People Sing is a 1939 novel by the British writer J. B. Priestley.[1] It examines civic politics and corruption in the small English town of Dunbury, where the music hall is due to be closed. It was adapted into a 1942 film Let the People Sing.[2]
It was published Jan. 4, 1939.[1]
It received a mostly negative review from Kirkus Reviews, which described the comedy as "farce", the characters as not quite sympathetic, and criticized the long speeches of the old professor.[1]