Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
British novelist, 1912–1975.
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is a 1971 novel by Elizabeth Taylor. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1971.
On 3 of the 19 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Elizabeth Taylor
- First published
- 1971
- Length
- 208 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 1971
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Class and society
Is Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont worth reading?
3 of the 19 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them the Booker Prize and The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 1971) | Shortlist | See the list |
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
The edition we link to is the Virago paperback (2006), 208 pages.
- Publisher
- Virago (paperback, 2006)
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN
- 9781844083213
How critics, prizes and readers rate Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 13% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work