{"product_id":"books-forty-years-on-by-alan-bennett","title":"Forty Years On","description":"The Headmaster has been at Albion House for fifty years, man and boy. Now he is retiring and takes part in the end-of-year entertainment for the last time. Entitled Speak For England, Arthur, it weaves together a multi-generational story of England: the glorious era at the turn of the century, when the summers were always golden; the fast-living inter-war years peopled by the Bloomsbury Group; and the growing cynicism of a country going to war twice in so many decades.   Tongue-in-cheek, the play-within-a-play prompts an outraged response from the Headmaster, who can only see his beloved standards being mocked. Yet within the parody lies an almost-painful nostalgia for a more peaceful age and the timeless misunderstanding of one generation by another.   Clever, funny and poignant, Alan Bennett's masterful play is rightly regarded as a modern classic.  2 CDs. 1 hr 44 mins.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53504117997841,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780563477952.jpg?v=1778079398","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-forty-years-on-by-alan-bennett","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}