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| Author | A. P. Herbert |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Methuen |
Publication date | 1951 |
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Number Nine: Or, The Mindsweepers is a 1951 comedy novel by the British writer A.P. Herbert. It was written as a parody of the Civil Service selection board and portrays several recruits attending a course at an assessment centre.[1] They gather at the ancestral home of an aristocratic admiral, much to his dismay.
References
- ↑ Raban p.20
Bibliography
- Raban, Sandra. Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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