Compton-Burnett, I. (Ivy) 1884-1969Overview
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I Compton-Burnett
The mighty and their fall
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15 editions published between 1961 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,027 libraries worldwide
A god and his gifts; a novel
by I Compton-Burnett
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34 editions published between 1936 and 1989 in 3 languages and held by 980 libraries worldwide
The last and the first
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14 editions published between 1971 and 1986 in English and held by 970 libraries worldwide
A heritage and its history
by I Compton-Burnett
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35 editions published between 1958 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 919 libraries worldwide
Two worlds and their ways
by I Compton-Burnett
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25 editions published between 1949 and 1990 in English and held by 881 libraries worldwide
The present and the past
by I Compton-Burnett
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38 editions published between 1953 and 2004 in English and Polish and held by 873 libraries worldwide
Mother and son
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32 editions published between 1955 and 1996 in English and French and held by 835 libraries worldwide Brilliant, witty dialogue fills this mannered comedy of a middle-aged couple, their children, and their friends.
Manservant and maidservant
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51 editions published between 1946 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 830 libraries worldwide
A father and his fate
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28 editions published between 1957 and 1984 in English and Undetermined and held by 808 libraries worldwide
Darkness and day
by I Compton-Burnett
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26 editions published between 1951 and 1984 in English and held by 801 libraries worldwide
Brothers and sisters
by I Compton-Burnett
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36 editions published between 1929 and 1992 in English and French and held by 755 libraries worldwide
A house and its head
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43 editions published between 1935 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 713 libraries worldwide "A House and Its Head is Ivy Compton-Burnett's subversive look at the politics of family life, and perhaps the most unsparing of her novels. No sooner has Duncan Edgeworth's wife died than he takes a new, much younger bride whose willful ways provoke a series of transgressions that begins with adultery and ends, much to everyone's relief, in murder. "--Publisher's description.
Parents and children
by I Compton-Burnett
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53 editions published between 1941 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 621 libraries worldwide
Pastors and masters
by I Compton-Burnett
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26 editions published between 1925 and 2009 in English and held by 620 libraries worldwide
Elders and betters
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32 editions published between 1944 and 1983 in English and held by 612 libraries worldwide Manuscript of Compton-Burnett's novel containing numerous authorial emendations.
Men and wives
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37 editions published between 1931 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 601 libraries worldwide
Daughters and sons
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43 editions published between 1937 and 1984 in English and German and held by 587 libraries worldwide
A family and a fortune
by I Compton-Burnett
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37 editions published between 1939 and 2008 in English and French and held by 541 libraries worldwide Edgar et Blanche Gaveston mènent une existence paisible entourés de leurs quatre enfants. L'un d'eux, Dudley, annonce un jour qu'il hérite une fortune de son parrain, et que Maria Sloane, une amie de la famille, vient passer quelques jours parmi eux. Dans ce huis clos familial, publié en 1939, où tous les rapports sont des rapports de force, il n'est question que d'argent.
More women than men
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30 editions published between 1933 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 527 libraries worldwide
Bullivant and the Lambs
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7 editions published between 1947 and 1949 in English and held by 413 libraries worldwide more
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Adultery Authors, English Biography Bowen, Elizabeth,--1899-1973 Compton-Burnett, I.--1884-1969 Criticism, interpretation, etc. Cunard, Nancy,--1896-1965 Domestic fiction Domestic fiction England English fiction English literature Families Fathers Fathers and daughters Fiction Fiction--Technique Friendship Grammar, Comparative and general Great Britain History Household employees Intellectual life Interior decorators Interviews Large type books Lehmann, Rosamond,--1901-1990 Liddell, Robert,--1908- Literature Manning, Olivia Master and servant Modernism (Literature) Mother and child Murder Novelists, English Patriarchy Psychological fiction Records and correspondence Remarried people Schools Self Smith, Stevie,--1902-1971 Social history Subjectivity Taylor, Elizabeth,--1912-1975 Widowers Women and literature Women authors, English Women household employees Woolf, Virginia,--1882-1941
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Alternative Names
Burnett, I. Compton 1884-1969
Burnett, I. Compton- (Ivy Compton-), 1884-1969
Burnett, Ivy Compton-.
Burnett, Ivy Compton-, 1884-1969
Burnett, Ivy Compton, Dame, 1884-1969
Compton-Burnett, I.
Compton-Burnett, I. (Ivy), 1884-1969
Compton-Burnett, Ivy, 1884-1969
Compton-Burnett, Ivy, Dame, 1892-1969
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English
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French (59) Undetermined (40) Italian (18) Spanish (18) German (13) Polish (5) Japanese (2) Danish (1) Swedish (1) Serbian (1) Dutch (1) Covers
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