Louis Auchincloss Books in Order

Six narrators recount the life of Frank Prescott, the founder of an exclusive boys' school. Their differing perspectives reveal the ambitions, convictions, achievements, and failures of a man whose influence stretches across eight decades of experience.

Disgraced financier Guy Prime tries to justify the embezzlement that shattered his reputation and the trust of his peers. Accounts from his closest friend and wife complicate his version of events, leaving his true character uncertain.

Nine linked stories trace a wealthy New England family across three centuries, examining the changing force of its Puritan inheritance. Descendants confront duty, privilege, conscience, and ambition as inherited moral convictions collide with the demands of their own eras.