The wrong is never the only thing a wrong-doer has done. (p. 265)In Manservant and Maidservant, Ivy Compton-Burnett (ICB) takes us into the lives of the Lamb family and their servants. The absurdities of late Victorian family life are held up to scathing but genteel criticism. When Harold Lamb's son...
Lots of very mannered, self-consciously clever dialogue - almost like reading a Wildean play script. Superb descriptions of people's tone of voice, mannerisms, emotions, motivation, inner fears, hidden agendas etc. Not something one can skim. Although lots of dialogue, it is not always immediately o...
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