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Pastors and Masters, A Study

Pastors and Masters, A Study

by I. Compton-Burnett

Publisher Heath Cranton Limited

Genre: General Fiction

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Pastors and Masters is a short novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett published in 1925. Called "a work of genius" by The New Statesman, it was the author's second novel and the first in which she introduced the characteristic style of clipped, precise dialogue that was to make her name.

It is largely a character study, dealing with themes of tyranny, female subservience and unconventional sexuality within the setting of a boys’ preparatory school.

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About the Author

I. Compton-Burnett

Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett, DBE ( 5 June 1884 – 27 August 1969) was an English novelist, published in the original editions as I. Compton-Burnett. She was awarded the 1955James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her novel Mother and Son. Her works consist mainly of dialogue and focus on family life among the late Victorian or Edwardian upper middle class.

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