Evelyn Waugh by Selina Hastings

Evelyn Waugh by Selina Hastings

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A biography of Evelyn Waugh which traces the career of a writer who, though respected, was always controversial and undoubtedly eccentric. It focuses on his personal relationships, his attitude to the Church, and his disastrous involvement with the military.

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Evelyn Waugh by Selina Hastings

This biography of Evelyn Waugh traces the career of a writer who, though respected, was always controversial and undoubtedly eccentric. In particular it focuses on his difficult relationship with his father, his homosexual affair at Oxford, his unhappy first marriage to Evelyn Gardner, his years of sexual adventure before his second marriage, his attitude to the Church, his conversion to Catholicism, his disastrous relationship with the military, and his enduring but difficult friendships with his three favourite women - Nancy Mitford, Diana Cooper and Ann Fleming.
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ISBN 13 9780749395025
ISBN 10 0749395028
Title Evelyn Waugh
Author Selina Hastings
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1995-10-30
Number of pages 736
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