A House and Its Head
1935 novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A House and Its Head is a 1935 novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett, republished in 2001 by New York Review Books with an afterword by Francine Prose and in 2021 by Pushkin Press with an introduction by Hilary Mantel.[1][2] The novel, which focuses on an upper-middle class Victorian household in the 1880s, explores themes such as family secrets and the subordination of women by men.[3] When asked in 1962 which of her novels were her favourites, Compton-Burnett referred to Manservant and Maidservant and "the first two-thirds" of A House and Its Head.[4]
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Author | Ivy Compton-Burnett |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | W. Heinemann Ltd |
Publication date | 1935 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 287 pp |
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