Bullivant and the Lambs (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ivy Compton-Burnett
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Character study
- Time of Work: Indefinitely between 1900 and 1914
- Setting: A country house in England
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Character study
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Parents and children, Nineteenth century, Social issues, England or English people, Upper classes, Adultery, Servants, Houses, mansions, or manors
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Horace Lamb, the middle-aged head of a British household of gentry. He is tyrannical, domineering, selfish, ruthless, pompous, and humorless. In the face of his difficulties in supporting a menage of family and relatives, he is avaricious. He has married Charlotte for her money in an effort to preserve his position. He strives to economize to save his estate, while his wife, feeling powerless, pretends not to notice. Meanwhile, Horace denies his household basic material comforts—heat, food, and proper clothing—because his commitment is to the past, his...
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