The Masters
Oct 2024 · The Strangers and Brothers Novels Book 5 · Open Road Media
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Winner of the James Tait Black Prize: An "engrossing" novel of power, politics, and academic rivalry in 1930s England ( The New York Times).
In 1937, the dark cloud of Nazi Germany hangs over Europe. Meanwhile, barrister Lewis Eliot is comfortably settled at Cambridge College, which is currently astir thanks to the imminent death of an ailing master. Little does the dying master know that two men are already jockeying for his position. Eliot and his crowd are in Jago's corner against his rival, Crawford, who holds a principled stand against Hitler but is lacking in social skills. The political maneuvering grows ever fiercer, and even in these hallowed halls of learning, the hunger for power can overwhelm all common sense.
"A faithful portrayal of English college life." — Kirkus Reviews
" The Masters not only portrays a power structure in microcosm but is tantalizingly told—perhaps the most engrossing academic novel in English." — The New York Times
"Lucid, compelling . . . generous in its fullness." — New Statesman
In 1937, the dark cloud of Nazi Germany hangs over Europe. Meanwhile, barrister Lewis Eliot is comfortably settled at Cambridge College, which is currently astir thanks to the imminent death of an ailing master. Little does the dying master know that two men are already jockeying for his position. Eliot and his crowd are in Jago's corner against his rival, Crawford, who holds a principled stand against Hitler but is lacking in social skills. The political maneuvering grows ever fiercer, and even in these hallowed halls of learning, the hunger for power can overwhelm all common sense.
"A faithful portrayal of English college life." — Kirkus Reviews
" The Masters not only portrays a power structure in microcosm but is tantalizingly told—perhaps the most engrossing academic novel in English." — The New York Times
"Lucid, compelling . . . generous in its fullness." — New Statesman
Winner of the James Tait Black Prize: An "engrossing" novel of power, politics, and academic rivalry in 1930s England ( The New York Times).
In 1937, the dark cloud of Nazi Germany hangs over Europe. Meanwhile, barrister Lewis Eliot is comfortably settled at Cambridge College, which is currently...
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Charles Percy Snow was a scientist, novelist, and public intellectual. Born in Leicester in 1905, Snow attended the University of Leicester and Cambridge University, where he became a fellow of Christ's College. Knighted Baron Snow in 1957, he served under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He is best known as the author of the eleven-book Strangers and Brothers series of novels (1940–1970), which provide an insider's view on the influence of outside forces on academic institutions. Snow's novel In Their Wisdom was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1974. He was married to novelist Pamela Hansford Johnson until his death in 1980.
Charles Percy Snow was a scientist, novelist, and public intellectual. Born in Leicester in 1905, Snow attended the University of Leicester and Cambridge University, where he became a fellow of Christ's College. Knighted Baron Snow in 1957, he served under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He is best...
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