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“[A] certifiable masterpiece” from the acclaimed chronicler of New York City’s old money elite (The New York Observer).   Widely considered Louis Auchincloss’s greatest novel, The Rector of Justin is an astute dissection of the social mores of the Northeast’s privileged establishment. The story centers on Rev. Frank Prescott, the charismatic founder and rector of a prestigious Episcopal school for boys. With laser-sharp insight, Auchincloss delivers a prismatic portrait of this commanding and complicated man through the eyes of those who knew—or thought they knew—him best.   Seamlessly interweaving multiple points of view—from an adoring teacher to that of a rebellious daughter—The Rector of Justin presents a social history of the eighty years of his life: the sources of his virtues and failings, his successes, his love, and his crises of faith.   As Jonathan Yardley put it in the Washington Post, “Auchincloss is one of the most accomplished and distinctive writers this country has known . . . [and] Frank Prescott is one of the great characters in American fiction.”   “A daring and ambitious book . . . Its poise and taste and intelligence strike one on every page, as do its unerrin

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Author

Louis Auchincloss; hoopla digital

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt;Houghton Mifflin Co

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780395291795

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.87 / 5 (421 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14