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Compton-Burnett, Dame Ivy
(Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Pronunciation:
/ˌkɒmptənbəːˈnɛt, -ˈbəːnɪt/
(
1884–1969
)
, English novelist. Notable novels:
Brothers and Sisters
(1929),
A Family and a Fortune
(1939), and
Manservant and Maidservant
(1947).
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