Number Nine (novel)

Number Nine
First edition
AuthorA. P. Herbert
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherMethuen
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

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.

  1. ^ Raban p.20