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When The Going Was Good (1946) is an anthology of four travel books written by English author Evelyn Waugh.
- Evelyn Waugh
- 1946
When The Going Was Good presents five long excerpts from the four travel books Evelyn Waugh wrote between 1929 and 1935, chosen by the author.
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- Evelyn Waugh
Jun 30, 1985 · When the Going Was Good. Paperback – June 30, 1985. by Evelyn Waugh (Author) 4.1 74 ratings. See all formats and editions. When The Going Was Good presents five long excerpts from the four travel books Evelyn Waugh wrote between 1929 and 1935, chosen by the author.
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- 1946
- Evelyn Waugh
- Evelyn Waugh
I rejoice that I went when the going was good.” It’s vintage Waugh, and it’s well-written, the author’s disclaimers aside. Some of it is excellent; it’s all very readable, and it made me brush up on my history; Waugh was of course writing for a contemporary audience, and though I was pleased to realize his references were easy to ...
Between 1929 and 1935 Evelyn Waugh travelled widely and wrote four books about his experiences. In this collection he writes, with his customary wit and perception, about a cruise around the Mediterranean; a train trip from Djibouti to Abyssinia to attend Emperor Haile Selassie's coronation in 1930; his travels in Aden, Zanzibar, Kenya and the Congo, coping with unbearable heat and plagued by ...
Apr 11, 2012 · shop now. amazon. The excruciating story of a young man on a quest for knowledge and experience, a search that eventually cooked his goose, told with the flair of a seasoned investigative reporter by Outside magazine contributing editor Krakauer (Eiger Dreams, 1990).
[a] humorous account of an agreeable young man's peregrinations in picturesque lands. The New York Times. Details. All Editions. Share. About the author. Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford.
