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Evelyn Waugh

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Evelyn Waugh's Scoop (London, 1938) is a satire on journalism. It is based on Waugh's stint as a war correspondent for the London Daily Mail in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) in 1935, during which he covered the war between Abyssinia and Italy. Waugh admitted that he had no aptitude for war reporting, but he did observe closely the activities of his fellow journalists. The result was a satirical, farcical novel that takes lighthearted but deadly aim...

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Evelyn Waugh Biographies (5)

Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh

1,018 words, approx. 4 pages

The English author Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh (1903-1966) ranks as one of the outstanding satiric novelists of the 20th century. Hilariously savage wit and complete command of the English language w... Read more

Evelyn (Arthur St. John) Waugh

7,327 words, approx. 25 pages

Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh grew up in a comfortable middle-class London suburb, the son of Arthur Waugh, a well-known literary critic and publisher, and Catherine Charlotte Raban Waugh. He recalled ... Read more

Evelyn (Arthur St. John) Waugh

4,339 words, approx. 15 pages

Literature must have seemed a predestined interest for Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh, whose father, Arthur Waugh, was an author as well as head of the publishing firm of Chapman and Hall. Born in the L... Read more

Evelyn (Arthur St. John) Waugh

7,723 words, approx. 26 pages

A major figure in twentieth-century British literature, Evelyn Waugh captured in his novels the attitudes, foibles, and virtues of the British upper classes. From the nostalgic romanticism of Brideshe... Read more

Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh

7,951 words, approx. 27 pages

Biography EssayArthur Evelyn St. John Waugh was born on 28 October 1903 in Hampstead, England, and grew up in a comfortable middle-class London suburb, the son of Arthur Waugh, a well-known literary c... Read more

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