The Last and the First

1971 novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett

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The Last and the First

First edition

Author| Ivy Compton-Burnett
Language| English
Genre| Novel
Publisher| Victor Gollancz Ltd

Publication date

| 1971
Publication place| United Kingdom
Media type| Print (Hardcover)

The Last and the First is Ivy Compton-Burnett's posthumous novel, published in 1971, two years after her death.[1] The work, complete if possibly awaiting revision,[2] was untitled when it was discovered, and was so named as appropriate for her last novel, and also because of the Biblical quotation (Matthew 20:16) uttered (not for the first time in her canon) by one of the characters.[citation needed] It was assembled from "penciled notebooks" by Livia Gollancz.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Davenport, Guy (15 August 1971). "The last in a series of novels as alike as a row of bayonets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
2. ^ a b Wilson, Angus (7 February 1971). "The first and the last". The Observer. p. 26. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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Novels by Ivy Compton-Burnett

* Pastors and Masters (1925)
* A House and Its Head (1935)
* Daughters and Sons (1937)
* Manservant and Maidservant (1947)
* The Present and the Past (1953)
* A Heritage and Its History (1959)
* The Last and the First (1971)

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