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Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (/ ˈ iː v l ɪ n ˈ s ɪ n dʒ ən ˈ w ɔː /; 28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer.
May 23, 2024 · Evelyn Waugh (born October 28, 1903, London, England—died April 10, 1966, Combe Florey, near Taunton, Somerset) was an English writer regarded by many as the most brilliant satirical novelist of his day. Waugh was educated at Lancing College, Sussex, and at Hertford College, Oxford.
Apr 2, 2014 · English writer Evelyn Waugh is regarded by many as the most brilliant satirical novelist of his day. His works include 'The Loved One' and 'Brideshead Revisited.'
About Evelyn Waugh. Born in Hampstead in 1903, Waugh was the second son of Arthur Waugh, a prominent man of letters, and younger brother to Alec Waugh, the novelist. Educated at Lancing and at Hertford College, Oxford, Waugh came down with an undistinguished third in History.
Complete order of Evelyn Waugh books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966) was a British writer, journalist and reviewer, generally considered one of the leading English prose writers of the 20th century. The following lists his fiction, travel and biographical works, together with selected articles and reviews.
From this decade come: “Vile Bodies” (1930), “Black Mischief” (1932), the incomparable “A Handful of Dust” (1934) and “Scoop” (1938). After the Second World War he published what is for many his masterpiece, “Brideshead Revisited,” in which his Catholicism took centre stage.
May 26, 2017 · In his entertaining and meticulously researched book, Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, Eade, as he writes in the introduction, “seeks to re-examine and rebalance some of the distortions and misconceptions that have come to surround this famously complex and much mythologised character.”
Evelyn Waugh (October 1903 – April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books. His most famous books include the satire Decline and Fall and the Second World War trilogy Sword of Honour .
Read the biography of Evelyn Waugh, one of the twentieth century's most diverse and prolific writers. Find out more about the life of Evelyn Waugh and the complete works project at the University of Leicester.
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