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The Rector of Justin

โœ Scribed by Louis Auchincloss

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt;Houghton Mifflin Co
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
277 KB
Edition
1st Mariner books ed
Category
Fiction
ISBN
1299903126

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โœฆ Synopsis

"[A] certifiable masterpiece" from the acclaimed chronicler of New York City's old money elite (The New York Observer).

Widely considered Louis Auchincloss's greatest novel, The Rector of Justin is an astute dissection of the social mores of the Northeast's privileged establishment. The story centers on Rev. Frank Prescott, the charismatic founder and rector of a prestigious Episcopal school for boys. With laser-sharp insight, Auchincloss delivers a prismatic portrait of this commanding and complicated man through the eyes of those who knewโ€”or thought they knewโ€”him best.

Seamlessly interweaving multiple points of viewโ€”from an adoring teacher to that of a rebellious daughterโ€”The Rector of Justin presents a social history of the eighty years of his life: the sources of his virtues and failings, his successes, his love, and his crises of faith.

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