Number Nine (novel)

Number Nine

First edition
Author	A. P. Herbert
Language	English
Genre	Comedy
Publisher	Methuen
Publication date	1951
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

Number Nine: Or, The Mindsweepers is a 1951 comedy novel by the British writer A.P. Herbert. It was written as a parody of the Civil Service selection board and portrays several recruits attending a course at an assessment centre.[1] They gather at the ancestral home of an aristocratic admiral, much to his dismay.

References

1. Raban p.20

Bibliography

• Raban, Sandra. Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. Cambridge University Press, 2008.