The Groves of Academe
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The Groves of Academe

A Novel

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The Groves of Academe

A Novel

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A college instructor embarks on a fanatical quest to save his jobā€”and enact righteous revengeā€”in this brilliantly acerbic satire of university politics during the early Cold War years
Henry Mulcahy's future is in question. An instructor of literature at Jocelyn College, an institute of higher learning renowned for its progressive approach to education, he has just received word that he will not be teaching next semester. He strongly suspects that his dismissal has been engineered by his nemesis, the college president, who Henry believes resents his superior skills as an educator. Or perhaps he is being targeted by the government in this Cold War era, now that Senator Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunt is in full swing, especially since Henry's dedication to independent thinking is, he believes, renowned. Whatever the case, Henry Mulcahy wants justiceā€”and vengeanceā€”and he will not go quietly without a fight. But the battle might expose too much of Henry's true nature...
Witty and biting, Mary McCarthy's The Groves of Academe is a deliciously pointed satire of the world of higher education and its petty despots, tiny wars, and internal politics.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author's estate.

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Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2013
ISBN
9781480438354
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Epigraph
  6. Chapter I: An Unexpected Letter
  7. Chapter II: Mulcahy Has an Idea
  8. Chapter III: Mea Culpa
  9. Chapter IV: Ancient History
  10. Chapter V: In Camera
  11. Chapter VI: Lucubrations
  12. Chapter VII: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave
  13. Chapter VIII: The Deputation
  14. Chapter IX: Discovered
  15. Chapter X: Mulcahy Finds a Disciple
  16. Chapter XI: What Would Tolstoy Say?
  17. Chapter XII: The Poets Convene
  18. Chapter XIII: The Tygres Heart Wrapt in a Player's Hyde
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. A Biography of Mary McCarthy
  21. Copyright