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Tag Archives: Evelyn Waugh
The Books: “Scoop” (Evelyn Waugh)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Scoop, by Evelyn Waugh I read this book because of Christopher Hitchens’ review of it, I think in The Atlantic. Hitchens’ review made me laugh out loud, so I immediately went out and bought a … Continue reading
The Books: “Decline and Fall” (Evelyn Waugh)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Decline and Fall, by Evelyn Waugh I just read this book a month or so ago (thoughts about it here). It made me laugh out loud. From page one. It was Evelyn Waugh’s first novel … Continue reading
Snapshots
— Finished Decline and Fall (I talked about it here). In the last 5 pages, Waugh breaks out the brilliance of his message, going from covert to overt. He truly amazes me. I never stopped laughing – but the ending … Continue reading
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Tagged Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Ian McEwan, Peter Weir, snapshots
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Decline and Fall, by Evelyn Waugh
Decline and Fall is Evelyn Waugh’s first novel. I’m reading it right now. I had so much fun last year reading Scoop, his hilarious spoof on foreign journalism, particularly war journalists – that I am moving on to his other … Continue reading
Evelyn Waugh: “The Most Ill-Natured Interview Ever”
… available at last. Marvelous!! One quote of many: I clearly canât make myself understood. There is no such thing as a man in the street. There is no ordinary run of mankind, there are only individuals who are totally … Continue reading
“Desperate Jauntiness”
His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship. — Edmund Wilson on Evelyn Waugh
“delicious little old dandy”
A delicious little old dandy … Much of what he said would have been commonplace but for his exquisite delivery. — Evelyn Waugh on Max Beerbohm, 1947
“His Abiding Complex”
His abiding complex and the source of much of his misery was that he was not a 6 foot all, extremely handsome and rich duke. — Cecil Beaton on Evelyn Waugh
Snapshots
— There’s something wonderfully incongrous about the melty spring weather and the sight of ice skaters at Rockefeller Center. — I was reading Scoop (by Evelyn Waugh) on the train today and started GUFFAWING at the whole scene where there’s … Continue reading
The Classics Challenge
I shall participate in the 2007 Classics Challenge. Read 5 classics in the month of January and February. I’ve been meaning to get on this anyway, so this’ll be fun. It’s great to look at the books everybody is choosing, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Tale of Two Cities, Evelyn Waugh, Frankenstein, Gulliver's Travels, Scoop
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