Tag Archives: Decline and Fall

“as good a model”

Posted on November 19, 2009 by sheila

“All I really knew about what [Harold] Ross wished me to write was that it must be precisely accurate, highly personal, colorful, and ocularly descriptive; and that for sentence style, Gibbon was as good a model as I could bring … Continue reading →

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2008 Books Read

Posted on December 31, 2008 by sheila

… in the order in which I finished them, understanding that very often I read many books at the same time. I count re-read books, by the way. I’ll include links to any posts or book excerpts I might have … Continue reading →

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The New Brideshead And the Whole Waugh Thing in General

Posted on July 21, 2008 by sheila

Really interesting article about the so-far-unsuccessful attempts to bring Evelyn Waugh’s various books to the screen (big and small). I remember the Brideshead miniseries – anyone who was alive at that time HAD to be aware of it – it … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Decline and Fall” (Evelyn Waugh)

Posted on July 3, 2008 by sheila

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 →

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Snapshots

Posted on May 31, 2008 by sheila

— 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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Decline and Fall, by Evelyn Waugh

Posted on May 28, 2008 by sheila

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 →

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