Book Description
This chronology covers the whole sweep of Evelyn Waugh's varied and eventful life and career, including his numerous friendships, his active social life and his exotic travels. Drawing on Waugh's own letters and diaries as well as other sources, it provides accurate and detailed information in a highly accessible form. Its layout enables it to be used for checking specific items of information, but it can also serve as an 'alternative' biography.
Evelyn Waugh Chronology FROM THE PUBLISHER
This chronology covers the whole sweep of writer Evelyn Waugh's life and career, including his numerous friendships, his active social life, and his exotic travels. Drawing on Waugh's own letters and diaries as well as other sources, the book conveys a vivid sense of a crowded life, a productive literary career, and a complex personality. 172 pp.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
A concise month-by-month biography of the writer's life, compiled
primarily from his diaries and letters. Historically relevant
information is includedgenerally in the form of births and deaths
of his contemporaries, and a few political notes. A brief concluding
section includes entries on members of the Evelyn Waugh Circlea
diverse group of writers, scholars, businessmen, journalists, civil
servants, musicians, and women he fell in love with.
Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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