A Fairly Honourable Defeat

The book is a mass-market paperback with visible wear on the spine and cover edges. The cover shows some creasing and the spine has a small tear, indicating previous handling. The pages are intact, though they exhibit some yellowing consistent with age. There is no dust jacket, as expected for this format.

"A Fairly Honourable Defeat" by Iris Murdoch is presented in this 1972 Penguin Books edition, published in association with Chatto & Windus. This mass-market paperback edition follows the original 1970 release by Chatto & Windus. Iris Murdoch, an acclaimed British novelist known for her philosophical explorations within fiction, offers a compelling narrative examining the complexities of human relationships and morality. This specific printing is part of Penguin's classic literature collection, making it a valuable addition for collectors of Murdoch's work or those interested in 20th-century British literature. The book is in a mass-market paperback format, typical of Penguin's accessible editions.