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The Headmaster's Dilemma

The Headmaster's Dilemma

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The Headmaster's Dilemma

by Auchincloss, Louis

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Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Number Line With The One Present).

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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's Inventory #
020962
Title
The Headmaster's Dilemma
Author
Auchincloss, Louis
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New As New
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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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