The Last and the First

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

Last updated March 03, 2026

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]

References

↑ Davenport, Guy (15 August 1971). "The last in a series of novels as alike as a row of bayonets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
1 2 Wilson, Angus (7 February 1971). "The first and the last". The Observer . p. 26. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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[1] Davenport, Guy (15 August 1971). "The last in a series of novels as alike as a row of bayonets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[:0-2] 1 2 Wilson, Angus (7 February 1971). "The first and the last". The Observer . p. 26. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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