A review by kewlpinguino
Manservant and Maidservant by Ivy Compton-Burnett

4.0

Although set in Victorian England and written by an author who lived through the Victorian period, there's very little about Manservant and Maidservant that's Victorian. The characters, true, talk like they're all Oscar Wilde, but Compton-Burnett clearly sees right past their facades. Nobody ever means what they say here, and everyone has skeletons in their closets (or out in the open). Although it can get a bit hard to follow if you don't pay attention, Manservant and Maidservant is masterfully executed and clearly had an influence on authors like [a: Henry Green|16649|Henry Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1294741307p2/16649.jpg] and possibly [a: William Gaddis|15991|William Gaddis|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1414608521p2/15991.jpg].