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Evelyn Waugh

Posted by Tel on March 30, 2009

Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966)

English Author, Famous for his Satirical Novels

Many people think that the English writer Evelyn Waugh was the most brilliant satirist. He was a leading satirical novelist of his day, his novels include Decline and Fall, Vile Bodies, Brideshead Revisited, The Loved One, and a trilogy about World War II.

Evelyn (Arthur St John) Waugh was born in Hamstead on October 28, 1903, into a comfortable middle-class family. His father, Arthur Waugh, was a publisher.

Read more… Evelyn Waugh, Novelist

Works by Evelyn Waugh:

  • Decline and Fall, 1928
  • Vile Bodies, 1930
  • Black Mischief, 1932
  • Scoop, 1938
  • Put Out More Flags, 1942
  • Brideshead Revisited, 1945
  • The Loved One, 1948
  • Men at Arms, 1955
  • Officers and Gentlemen, 1955
  • Unconditional Surrender, 1961

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