books by Evelyn Waugh     books:       Put Out More Flags10 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 2002 War's a funny thing ... This is Waugh's satirical look at England at the beginning of WW II, with two characters in particular receiving his sharp and witty arrows of reproach: Basil Seal, a military big-shot wannabe who ends up relocating London slum children when the army rejects him; and Ambrose Silk, an aesthete, who gets a job with the religious division of the Ministry of Information representing Atheists. Silk ...             Brideshead Revisited105 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 2008 Brideshead Revisited in a complex and beautifully written tale of nostalgia for a faith and aristocratic way of life Brideshead Revisited was published in 1944 and has won its place as the most famous and beloved work of its prolific author Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966). Waugh was a British aristocrat, alcoholic and a devout Roman Catholic. He was a conservative and a snob. The man could, however, write with power, passion and keen skills of observation. The 300 page novel is narrated by Charles Ryder. Ryder is a ...             The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Everyman's Library)6 reviews Evelyn Waugh Everyman's Library, 1994 Five stars for Waugh, 0 stars for Everyman's Library Though "Brideshead Revisited" may be his best known work, nothing conveys Waugh's sense of the world better than "The Sword of Honour" trilogy. His sacramental view of earthly reality is best expressed in a memorable exchange between Guy Crouchback, the book's protagonist, and an obviously overwhelmed Anglican minister. "... Do you agree," [Guy] asked earnestly, "that the Supernatural ...             A Handful of Dust63 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1999 Another Great I won't go on and on about my praise for Waugh. He is one of my favorite writers. About the book, I felt SO bad when I read about Tony Last at the end. So cruel. So, so cruel. It gave me the shivers. So, another Waugh novel that is witty, funny, and all the other things his books are. If you can appreciate intelligent writing then I highly recommend this book.             Scoop43 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1999 Waugh's farce about the newspaper trade and making a name for oneself Evelyn Waugh's send-up of the newspaper business, and where in other novels he could be bitterly satirical, here he's wildly farcical and broadly comical. William Boot, a nature writer for the DAILY BEAST, ("Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole" is given as an example of his "high-class style" of writing), is mistaken for the novelist John Boot and is sent to the African ...             The Loved One160 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1999 This Book Influenced me to become a Funeral Director In the past year I have gone back to this book and discovered it influenced my choice of a career in Funeral Service. This is true entertainment on the funeral industry. This book is quite prophetic. This year I attended a lecture for Funeral Directors on Pet Cemeteries. I immediately recalled this book and the Pet Cemetery: "The Happy Hunting Ground" a fictional employer mentioned in these ...             Decline and Fall37 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1999 Deliciously scathing In this his first novel, Evelyn Waugh lampoons the English education system, sporting events, theological study, the landed gentry, and prison reform, to name just some of the targets of his razor-sharp satirical barbs. Paul Pennyfeather, a third-year divinity student at Scone College, is kicked out after a prank is pulled on him leaving him indecently exposed; he then gets a job as a teacher in ...             Vile Bodies25 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1999 "Faster, faster!" (4.5 stars) Focused on the "bright, young things" whose frantic pursuits of pleasure led to constant and ever more frivolous parties in the years leading up to World War II, Vile Bodies offers a satiric look at every aspect of upper class British society. From the hilarious opening chapter, in which an assortment of British travelers is crossing the Channel from France during especially rough ...             Brideshead Revisited (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Everyman's Library (Cloth))2 reviews Evelyn Waugh Everyman's Library, 2008 A book to be cherished again and again This is a spectacular, beautifully written novel. I bought this hardcover edition because I wanted to read the introduction by Frank Kermode. It offered a lot of background information pertaining to the novel, as well as references to previous editions and a timeline of the author's life. The story itself is very intriguing. Containing all the elements of a tragic love story-forbidden love, a ...             Black Mischief, Scoop, The Loved One, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold (Everyman's Library Classics & ...1 review Evelyn Waugh Everyman's Library, 2003 brilliant brilliant satire i have only read black mischief and am halfway through scoop but they are absolutely hilarious. totally incorrect politically but so on the mark funny. the plots seem quite similar but waugh never seems plot driven anyway. i have read many of his books and love them all. it is really good to have 3 in one hardback edition for this excellent price.             The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh8 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 2000 For Wauvian Worshippers Evelyn Waugh is the author of my favorite book, "Decline and Fall" and I am also extremely positive about most of his other novels. This volume would have been better named the Complete Short Fiction as it is more a study of starts, new endings, periods, etc. and some short stories. This must be part of a Waugh-obsessed person's library, and I consider myself one of that distinction. ... This ...             Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1982             Edmund Campion6 reviews Evelyn Waugh Ignatius Press, 2005 "a progress toward the cross" "My charge is, of free cost to preach the Gospel, to minister the Sacraments, to instruct the simple, to reforme sinners, to confute errors-- in brief, to crie alarme spiritual against foul vice and proud ignorance wherewith many my dear Countrymen are abused. I never had mind, and am strictly forbidden by our Father that sent me, to deal in any respect with matter of State or Policy of this ...             Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold6 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1979 Waugh at his best! Waugh, Evelyn, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1957. A middle-aged novelist, somewhat corpulent and partial to his toddy, almost a mirror of Waugh at the time, books steamer passage to Ceylon for a solo vacation to settle his nerves. What he gets instead is incessant noise, voices, music and criticism directed at himself through the walls and floors of his cabin. ...             Helena (Loyola Classics)7 reviews Evelyn Waugh, George Weigel Loyola Press, 2005 A different Waugh classic Normally, an Evelyn Waugh novel is funny from beginning until the dark end, which is typically still funny but often with some in-your-face bit of reality that bites. _Helena_ is far from a comic (or dark comic) novel, yet it still has all of things that make a Waugh novel so good: the realistic dialogue, solid character development and detailed description that helps give the novel depth. ...             Black Mischief8 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 2002 The Great Waugh I suspect this classic novel is out of print in the US for reasons of misguided political correctness, which is a great shame for this is probably Waugh's finest and funniest novel. (Penguin Books in the UK publish a copy which is available on the www.amazon.co.uk site). Black, Oxford-educated Seth ("Emperor of Azania,Chief of the Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, ...             Waugh Abroad: The Collected Travel Writing (Everyman's Library)3 reviews Evelyn Waugh Everyman's Library, 2003 What Waugh Saw... I purchased Waugh Abroad: Collected Travel Writing : The Collected Travel Writing by Evelyn Waugh because I was looking for a copy of ROBBERY UNDER THE LAW by Waugh and that book was contained in this collection. Waugh's travel writing is informative and comical. He tells it as he sees it in that mid-20th century English style. There is a little bit of the "We've got an empire to look after" ...             Brideshead Revisited (Everyman's Library Classics)1 review Evelyn Waugh Everyman's Library, 1993 an impeccable Waugh A perfect delight. Long did I search for this novel: long did I search for Waugh! When I first picked it up (I call it fate), it was only a matter of moments before I knew in my heart that we were old friends. It has the sensational richness and deepness of European aristocratic life, and an unparalleled portrayal of early century Oxford. Just delicious. I couldn't put it down, and when I did I ...             The Complete Short Stories (Everyman's Library)1 review Evelyn Waugh Everyman's Library, 2000 Some Golden Oldies Here "The Complete Short Stories of Evelyn Waugh," major, British writer of the twentieth century, who tended to comedy, is certainly the product of thorough editing, including, as it does, several of his short short juvenile, and Oxford, pieces. It also includes several fragments of novels excised from the final, or never completed, and, of course, the many stories Waugh published in magazines ...             Brideshead Revisited (Penguin Modern Classics)1 review Evelyn Waugh Penguin Classics, 2000 Always Worth Revisiting The purchase of Brideshead Revisited is one of sure investments in your library. You will revisit it very often because it is one of the books that keep you in their thrall forever. Actually, I have a copy in my desk in the office and pick it up to read a few pages when my students are late for meeting. 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