Evelyn Waugh
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires Decline and Fall (1928) and A Handful of Dust (1934), the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945), and the Second World War trilogy Sword of Honour (1952–1961). He is recognised as one of the great prose stylists of the English language in the 20th century.
Books by Evelyn Waugh
6 books available
Scoop
by Evelyn Waugh
3.8(17,409)
In Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel, an unwitting nature correspondent is mistakenly sent to cover a war in the fictional African nation of Ishmaelia, comically exposing the sensationalism and errors of Fleet Street journalism.
The Loved One
by Evelyn Waugh
3.8(10,364)
In the opulent, bizarre world of Whispering Glades, a British poet navigates American death, love, and embalming, revealing the commercialism beneath Hollywood's polished surface.
Vile Bodies
by Evelyn Waugh
3.8(12,254)
After World War I, a generation of young people navigates Mayfair's ballrooms and reckless parties, using their pursuit of pleasure as a fragile shield against a changing world.
A Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh
3.9(22,980)
After his marriage and society crumble, an English aristocrat's world shatters when his wife's affair leads him into a darkly comic descent, revealing the emptiness of a generation.
Decline and Fall
by Evelyn Waugh
3.9(11,536)
Unjustly expelled from Oxford, the naive Paul Pennyfeather enters a morally corrupt world as a schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle, where eccentric staff and the captivating Margot Beste-Chetwynde lead him on an absurd journey through society's farcical underbelly.
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
4.0(93,254)
An artist, Charles Ryder, recounts his deep involvement with the Marchmain family and the slow decline of their privileged world, influenced by modernity and faith.