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The Last and the First

1971 novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett

For other uses, see Last and First (disambiguation).

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]

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  1. [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. [2]
    Wilson, Angus (7 February 1971). "The first and the last". The Observer. p. 26. Retrieved 6 February 2024.


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