Ian Hay — Housemaster, a Novel

London, Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd, 1936. Cloth. A smart comedy novel by Ian Hay, complete with the well-preserved dust wrapper. This work follows a housemaster, a middle-aged bachelor who finds himself in conflict with the new Headmaster, who doesn't seem to understand the inner workings of young boys' minds.Hay also released a play titled 'Housemaster' in 1936; this was extremely popular and ran 662 performances.Written by John Hay Beith (1876-1952) under the pseudonym Ian Hay. Hay was a schoolmaster and solider, but was also a prolific playwright and novelist. His works were often inspired by his professions.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper.Contains a charming little book token card complete with a bookplate. In the publisher's original full cloth binding, with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, slight fading to the spine. Dust wrapper has a tear to the head of the spine and a little minor wear to extremities and edges, but is otherwise in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.