Evelyn Waugh

6 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

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

Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh
4.0 (93k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.
A Handful of Dust
Evelyn Waugh
3.9 (23k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.
Scoop
Evelyn Waugh
3.8 (17k) average on GoodreadsFiction
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.
Vile Bodies
Evelyn Waugh
3.8 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.
Decline and Fall
Evelyn Waugh
3.9 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.
The Loved One
Evelyn Waugh
3.8 (10k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.