The Headmaster's Dilemma
by Auchincloss, Louis
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0618883428
- ISBN 13
- 9780618883424
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Synopsis
In The Headmaster’s Dilemma, Louis Auchincloss revisits the prep school world of his most famous novel. That book, The Rector of Justin, published in 1964, took the form of a fictional biography, giving the reader the full life story of a much beloved and revered, if also feared, headmaster of an exclusive New England prep school. In The Headmaster’s Dilemma, we see up close what happens when a school’s ideals and founding principles collide with the exigencies of change. The Headmaster’s Dilemma is the story of Michael Sayre, the handsome, avant-garde headmaster of Averhill, the great New England prep school as he is faced with a school administrator’s worst nightmare: a lawsuit brought by fervent parents in response to an incident involving their son and an upperclassman. To make matters worse, Michael is losing support from both the board of trustees -- led by the conniving Donald Spencer -- and senior faculty members. With the help of his supportive wife, Michael attempts to right these wrongs, while keeping Averhill’s best interests in mind.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020962
- Title
- The Headmaster's Dilemma
- Author
- Auchincloss, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0618883428
- ISBN 13
- 9780618883424
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass
- Date Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 177
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- School Principals - Fiction; Preparatory Schools - Fiction;L New England - Fiction; Psychological Fiction Psychological
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