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.

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

References edit

  1. ^ Raban p.20

Bibliography edit

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