The Last and the First
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| Author | Ivy Compton-Burnett |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
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]
