tutorial, study guide, commentary, and further reading A Handful of Dust (1934) was Evelyn Waugh’s fourth novel. It was very well received on first publication, and he followed it up with similar … [Read more...]
Evelyn Waugh
tutorials and study guides to the novels of Evelyn Waugh, with critical commentaries, plot summaries, and suggestions for further reading
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Black Mischief
tutorial, commentary, study resources, web links Black Mischief (1932) is Evelyn Waugh's follow-up to Decline and Fall (1928) and Vile Bodies (1930). It is another sharply satirical novel which … [Read more...]
Brideshead Revisited
tutorial, study guide, commentary, web links Brideshead Revisited (1945) was the ninth novel written by Evelyn Waugh. He had established his literary reputation with a series of comic satires in the … [Read more...]
Decline and Fall
tutorial, study guide, commentary, web links Decline and Fall (1928) was Evelyn Waugh’s first novel. It was very well received on first publication, and he followed it up with similar acerbic social … [Read more...]
Men at Arms
tutorial, study guide, commentary, web links Men at Arms (1952) is the first volume of Evelyn Waugh's trilogy Sword of Honour. The novels cover events in the second world war seen largely from the … [Read more...]
Officers and Gentlemen
tutorial, study guide, commentary, web links Officers and Gentlemen (1955) is the second volume of Evelyn Waugh's Second World War trilogy Sword of Honour. It follows Men at Arms (1952) and precedes … [Read more...]
Put Out More Flags
tutorial, study guide, web links, plot summary Put Out More Flags (1942) is the sixth novel by Evelyn Waugh. It deals with British society at the outbreak of war in 1939 and features characters who … [Read more...]
Scoop
tutorial, study guide, plot summary, web links Scoop (1938) was Evelyn Waugh's fifth published novel. It continues the comic themes he had established with Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies … [Read more...]
The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
tutorial, commentary, plot summary, web links The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold (1957) is something of a curiosity in the work of Evelyn Waugh. It is usually classed as a novel, but has more of the … [Read more...]
Unconditional Surrender
tutorial, study guide, commentary, web links Unconditional Surrender (1961 is the third and final volume in Evelyn Waugh's trilogy Sword of Honour following Men at Arms and Officers and Gentlemen. … [Read more...]
Vile Bodies
tutorial, study guide, commentary, web links Vile Bodies (1930) was Evelyn Waugh's second novel, published as a follow-up to the success of his first - Decline and Fall (1928). It uses the same … [Read more...]