The Rector of Justin

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - Fiction - 341 pages

Regarded as one of Louis Auchincloss's most accomplished novels, THE RECTOR OF JUSTIN centers on Frank Prescott, the founder of an exclusive school for boys. Eighty years of his life unfold through the observations of six narrators, each with a unique perspective on the man, his motivations, and the roots of his triumphs and failings.

 

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Contents

BRIANS JOURNAL
1
BRIANS JOURNAL
23
BRIANS JOURNAL
37
BRIANS JOURNAL
47
FROM HORACE HAVISTOCKS THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP
59
FROM HORACE HAVISTOCKS THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP
79
FROM HORACE HAVISTOCKS THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP
89
BRIANS JOURNAL
113
BRIANS JOURNAL
213
CHARLEY STRONGS MANUSCRIPT 1921
225
BRIANS JOURNAL
233
JULES GRISCAMS MEMOIR
243
JULES GRISCAMS MEMOIR
257
JULES GRISCAMS MEMOIR
269
BRIANS JOURNAL
283
BRIANS JOURNAL
299

DAVID GRISCAMS NOTES
129
DAVID GRISCAMS NOTES
141
BRIANS JOURNAL
165
CORDELIAS STORY
177
CORDELIAS STORY
197
BRIANS JOURNAL
313
BRIANS JOURNAL
331
BRIANS JOURNAL
339
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Louis Auchincloss
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About the author (2002)

Louis Auchincloss was born on September 27, 1917 in New York. He attended Groton College and Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Virginia. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years during World War ll. A practicing attorney, Auchincloss wrote his first novel, "The Indifferent Children," in 1947 under the pseudonym Andrew Lee, establishing a dual career as a successful lawyer and writer. Born into a socially prominent family, Auchincloss generally writes about society's upper class. Strong family connections, well-bred manners, and corporate boardrooms are subject matter in such novels as "Portrait in Brownstone" and "I Come As a Thief." He has also written several biographical and critical works on such notable writers as Edith Wharton and Henry James. Auchincloss was President of the Museum of the City of New York.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Rector of Justin
Mariner books
AuthorLouis Auchincloss
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002
ISBN0618224890, 9780618224890
Length341 pages
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