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Pastors and Masters (Pastors and Masters: A Study in the first edition) is a short novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett published in 1925. Called "a work of genius" by The New Statesman, it was the author's second novel and the first in which she introduced the characteristic style of clipped, precise dialogue that was to make her name.
Meanwhile, those who lived in the Spoon River region objected to their portrayal in the anthology, particularly as so many of the poems' characters were based on real people. The book was banned from Lewistown schools and libraries until 1974. [3] Even Masters's mother, who sat on the Lewistown library board, voted for the ban. [9]
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The novel is set in 1937, with the growing threat from Nazi Germany as the backdrop. The two candidates for election as new Master are Crawford, who is politically radical and prepared to make sure the college makes a stand against appeasing Hitler, but who Eliot believes will not be good at dealing with people; and Jago, who Eliot believes would make a good master, but whose wife is seen by ...
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The Par 3 Contest is available online at Masters.com from noon-5 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+ from noon-3 p.m. (subscription required). Fubo is a carrier of the ESPN TV broadcast (3 p.m.-5 p.m ...
According to Kirkus Reviews, "Schlitz takes the breath away with unabashed excellence in every direction." [2] Deirdre F. Baker wrote in The Horn Book Magazine, "Byrd's pristine, elegant pen-and-ink illustrations in opulent colors make the book almost too visually appealing, belying the realistically dirty, stinky conditions described in the text."
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing is a collection of short stories, essays, speeches, and book excerpts by Stephen King, published in 2000.It was marketed by Book-of-the-Month Club as a companion to King's On Writing.