Dame Ivy in the media

Written & compiled by Melissa Greenwood A Dame & Her History is a nuanced introduction to Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett: one of the most original voices of twentieth century literature. It traces the tragic losses and formative parental influences that shaped her life and work. Drawing on biographies, reviews, interviews and personal recollections, it offers an intimate picture of Dame Ivy as an enigmatic, formidable writer and complex woman, whose unsparing vision of human beha

The Estate of Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett will be hosting a presentation by Dr Helen Charman, the winner of the Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett Scholarship on Saturday 27th June 2026. The presentation will be on the role of governesses in Ivy Compton-Burnett’s novels and will include an interview with the English novelist Philip Hensher. The presentation will be held at The Palazzo Butera, Palermo, Sicily on Saturday 27th June 2026 at 6:00pm followed by drinks - www.palazzobutera.it Sh

You can buy Dame Ivy's books from good second hand book shops, online second hand stores and brand new from several suppliers. Pushkin Press republished four of Dame Ivy’s best novels four years ago. They include; A House & its Head Daughters & Sons Manservant & Maidservant More Women than Men You can find out more about these books and where to buy them from the link below. Most of Ivy’s novels can be bought on the following websites: Some Ivy novels are also published

The Estate of Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett is delighted to announce that the winner of the scholarship is Dr Helen Charman. Portrait by Robin...

Sat 27th Apr 2002, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM Mother & Son by Ivy Compton-Burnett Dramatised in two parts by Maria Aitken and broadcast on...

The Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett Estate is delighted to invite applications for a generous new scholarship to enable a student, independent...

On 19th May 1960, Ivy attends the conferment of her Honorary Degree presented to her by The University of Leeds. Taken from the...

The tape begins with Studs speaking with Christopher Sykes, a friend and producer. Studs is getting information how to behave and what to...

The complete "conversation" originally appeared in Orion: A Miscellany, Vol. I. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1945. Compton-Burnett...

Excerpts from the BBC Home Programme, 17 September 1960 interview with John Bowen, Bowen was a British author and playwright who wrote...