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Compton-Burnett, Dame Ivy

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒmptənbəːˈnɛt, -ˈbəːnɪt/

Definition of Compton-Burnett, Dame Ivy
  • (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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