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The Masters
Book • 1951
The novel follows the contest for the Mastership of a Cambridge college as the old Master dies of cancer.
The two main candidates are Paul Jago and Crawford, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
The narrative, told through the eyes of Lewis Eliot, delves into the politics and personal issues of the college's faculty, providing a meticulous study of power dynamics in an academic setting during post-war Britain.
The two main candidates are Paul Jago and Crawford, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
The narrative, told through the eyes of Lewis Eliot, delves into the politics and personal issues of the college's faculty, providing a meticulous study of power dynamics in an academic setting during post-war Britain.
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