{"product_id":"pastors-and-masters-ivy-compton-burnett-9781843914532","title":"Pastors and Masters","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"The sight of duty does make one shiver,\" said Miss Herrick. \"The actual doing of it would kill one, I think.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver 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,\" \u003ci\u003ePastors and Masters \u003c\/i\u003einaugurated the writing career of an author gifted with a rare skill for characterization and for wry portrayals of domestic scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivy Compton-Burnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843914530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843914532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hesperus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 4.88w x 0.38d","brand":"Ivy Compton-Burnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996433842431,"sku":"9781843914532","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ec05049-d59c-4e6d-907f-83069ca1bfbf.jpg?v=1683341670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pastors-and-masters-ivy-compton-burnett-9781843914532","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}