Pastors and Masters by Ivy Compton-Burnett
The sight of duty does make one shiver, said Miss Herrick. The actual doing of it would kill one, I think.Ever anxious to keep up appearances, self-avowed intellectual and scholar Nicholas Herrick knows that to involve himself in the running of his own school would be a condescension too far. Assembling around himself a cast of fittingly fawning friends and aides, he sets about unveiling his final masterpiece. Described in contemporary reviews as a work of genius, Pastors and Masters inaugurated the writing career of an author gifted with a rare skill for characterization and for wry portrayals of domestic scenes.
Sue Townsend is one of Britain's favourite comic authors. Her hugely successful novels include eight Adrian Mole books, The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 553/4), Number Ten, Ghost Children, The Queen and I, Queen Camilla and The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year, all of which are highly-acclaimed bestsellers. Sue passed away in 2014 and is survived by her husband, four children, ten grandchildren and millions of avid readers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843914532 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843914530 |
| Title | Pastors and Masters |
| Author | Ivy Compton-Burnett |
| Series | Modern Voices |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hesperus Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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