Daughters and SonsW
Daughters and Sons

Daughters and Sons is a 1937 novel by the English novelist Ivy Compton-Burnett. Written in the author's characteristic dialogue-heavy style, the novel explores the power struggles within a large family household, presided over by its tyrannical matriarch, Sabine Ponsonby, and her imperious daughter Hetta.

A Heritage and Its HistoryW
A Heritage and Its History

A Heritage and Its History is a novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett first published in 1959 by Victor Gollancz.

A House and Its HeadW
A House and Its Head

A House and Its Head is a 1935 novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett.

The Last and the FirstW
The Last and the First

The Last and the First is Ivy Compton-Burnett's posthumous novel, published in 1971, two years after her death. The work, complete if possibly awaiting revision, was untitled when it was discovered, and was so named as appropriate for her last novel, and also because of the Biblical quotation uttered by one of the characters.

Manservant and MaidservantW
Manservant and Maidservant

Manservant and Maidservant is a 1947 novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett. It was published in the United States with the title Bullivant and the Lambs.

Pastors and MastersW
Pastors and Masters

Pastors and Masters is a short novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett published in 1925. Called "a work of genius" by The New Statesman, it was the author's second novel and the first in which she introduced the characteristic style of clipped, precise dialogue that was to make her name. It is largely a character study, dealing with themes of tyranny, female subservience and unconventional sexuality within the setting of a boys’ preparatory school.

The Present and the PastW
The Present and the Past

The Present and the Past (1953) is a novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett about the head of a family who, although outwardly powerful and in charge, is suffering under the fact that he is being belittled and at some point even outright ignored by family and servants alike.