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Number Nine (novel)

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Number Nine
First edition
AuthorA. P. Herbert
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherMethuen
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

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

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  1. ^ Raban p.20

Bibliography

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  • Raban, Sandra. Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. Cambridge University Press, 2008.