Decline and Fall - Penguin Modern Classics
Decline and Fall - Penguin Modern Classics
paperback
Published:
5 July, 2001
Description
Evelyn Waugh's hilarious debut novel, with an introduction by Barbara Cooke
Sent down from Oxford in outrageous circumstances, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and Captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Then Sports Day arrives, and with it the delectable Margot Beste-Chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze. As the farce unfolds and the young run riot, no one is safe, least of all Paul.
'His first, most perfect novel ... ruthlessly comic' John Mortimer, Guardian
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141180908 |
| ISBN10 | 0224060872 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 238 g |
| Product Dimensions | 131 x 197 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
'The funniest book I have ever read' -- Julian Symons * The Times *
His first, most perfect novel ... a ruthlessly comic plot
-- John Mortimer * Guardian *GoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
Evelyn Waugh (Author)
Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. In 1928 he published his first novel, Decline and Fall, which was soon followed by Vile Bodies (1930), Black Mischief (1932), A Handful of Dust (1934) and Scoop (1938). During these years he also travelled extensively and converted to Catholicism. In 1939 Waugh was commissioned in the Royal Marines and later transferred to the Royal Horse Guards, experiences which informed his Sword of Honour trilogy (1952-61). His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited (1945), was written while on leave from the army. Waugh died in 1966.