Black Mischief (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Black Mischief (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

When Oxford-educated Emperor Seth succeeds to the throne of the African state of Azania, he has a tough job on his hands. His subjects are ill-informed and unruly, and corruption, double-dealing and bloodshed are rife. With the aid of Minister of Modernization, Basil Seal, Seth plans to introduce

Waugh in Abyssinia (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. This title captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and

Handful of Dust (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Handful of Dust (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Evelyn Waugh - A Life Revisited (Eade Philip)(Paperback / softback)

A scintillating new biography of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, by acclaimed biographer Philip

Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold - A Conversation Piece (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a glimpse into the literary and social circles of London and Paris, during the Second World War and for twenty years

Scoop (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

One of Evelyn Waugh's most exuberant comedies, Scoop is a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news. Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of The Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to

Helena (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

The Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. This book covers the enormous conflicting forces of the age, and the corruption, treachery, and madness of Imperial

Vile Bodies (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

The Bright Young Things of twenties Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade - whether promiscuity, dancing, cocktail parties or sports

Decline and Fall (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Expelled from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or

Sword of Honour (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Guy Crouchback, a Catholic and a gentleman is commissioned into the Royal Corps of Halberdiers during the war years 1939-45. High comedy - in the company of Brigadier Ritchie-Hook or the denizens of Bellamy's Club - is only part of the shambles of his war. When action comes in Crete and in

Complete Short Stories (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of short stories composed between 1910-62. It includes 'Mr Loveday's Little Outing'; 'Cruise'; 'A House of Gentlefolks'; and, 'The Sympathetic

Officers and Gentlemen (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Guy Crouchback is now attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and HM forces have to show respect for the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is followed by the bitterness of

Labels - A Mediterranean Journal (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

From Europe to the Middle East and North Africa, from Egyptian porters and Italian priests to Maltese sailors and Moroccan merchants - Waugh describes the local colour as he cruises around the Mediterranean as an Englishman

Little Order - Selected Journalism (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Explores the author's Oxford youth, his unexpected conversion, his literary enthusiasms (from P G Wodehouse to Graham Greene) and the perils of basing fictional characters on real

Men at Arms (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. His spirits high, he sees all the trimmings but none of the action. And his first campaign, an abortive affair on the West African coastline, ends with an escapade which seriously blots his

Remote People (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Begins with an account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari - Haile Selassie I, King of Kings - an event covered by Evelyn Waugh in 1930 as special correspondent for 'The

Work Suspended and Other Stories (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Includes stories such as - 'Mr Loveday's Little Outing'; 'Cruise'; 'Period Piece'; 'On Guard'; 'An Englishman's Home'; 'Excursion in Reality'; 'Bella Fleace Gave a Party'; 'Winner Takes All'; 'Work Suspended'; 'Scott-King's Modern Europe'; 'Basil Seal Rides Again'; and 'Charles Ryder's

When the Going Was Good (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Between 1929 and 1935 the author travelled widely and wrote about his experiences. This title discusses a cruise around the Mediterranean; a train trip from Djibouti to Abyssinia to attend Emperor Haile Selassie's coronation in 1930; and, his travels in Aden, Zanzibar, Kenya and the Congo, coping

Handful of Dust (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia

Put Out More Flags (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

What happened to the characters of Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies when the war broke out? This title shows them adjusting to the changing social pattern of the

Life of Right Reverend Ronald Knox (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

Ronald Knox - priest, classicist, prolific writer and one of the outstanding men of letters of his time. The renowned Oxford chaplain was a friend of figures such as G K Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc, and was known for his caustic wit and spiritual wisdom. This title presents his

Little Learning - The First Volume of an Autobiography (Waugh Evelyn)(Paperback / softback)

The author's childhood was warm, bright and serene. The Hampstead and Lancing schooldays which followed were sometimes agreeable, but often not. His life at Oxford - which he evokes in Brideshead Revisited - was essentially a catalogue of friendship. This title presents a portrait of his