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The Great Jowett

The Great Jowett

by Graham Greene

Publisher The Bodley Head

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    Very good clothbound first edition, number 451 of 525. Slight fading on the spine due to sun damage, but otherwise in excellent condition.

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About the book

The Great Jowett was first written as a radio play for the BBC, and was broadcast on Saturday 6th May 1939. It is based on the life of Benjamin Jowett, the eccentric master of Baliol, Greene's old Oxford college.

About the Author

Graham Greene

Graham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and in 1940 became literary editor of the Spectator. He was later employed by the Foreign Office.


As well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, three books of autobiography, two of biography and four books for children. He also wrote hundreds of essays, and film and book reviews. Graham Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. He died in April 1991.

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