Decline and Fall
“Decline and Fall” by Evelyn Waugh, published by Martino Fine Books in 2024, is a reprint of the author’s first novel originally released in 1928. This edition spans 240 pages and is presented in English. The narrative is rooted in Waugh’s own experiences, drawing inspiration from his school days at Lancing College, his time at Hertford College, Oxford, and his role as a teacher at Arnold House in north Wales. The book serves as a social satire, utilizing Waugh’s signature black humor to critique various aspects of British society during the 1920s.
Readers will encounter a vivid portrayal of the giddy rich and the caddish adventurers that populate Waugh’s world. The story unfolds through a series of comedic and absurd events, leading to a harlequinade filled with both calamity and humor. This edition invites readers to explore themes of satire and humor, reflecting on the societal norms of the time while showcasing Waugh’s distinctive narrative style.
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2024 Reprint of the 1947 Edition. Decline and Fall is Waugh’s first novel published in 1928. It is based, in part, on Waugh’s schooldays at Lancing College, undergraduate years at Hertford College, Oxford, and his experience as a teacher at Arnold House in north Wales. It is a social satire that employs the author’s characteristic black humour in lampooning various features of British society in the 1920s.
Reviews
“Irresistible….One of Waugh’s best.”―New York Times Book Review
“A savagely comic masterpiece.”―Times Literary Supplement
“A world of anarchic fantasy, floodlit with a bland, devastating brilliance….Waugh’s people were of two classes, both of whom he knew intimately: the giddy rich and adventurers of vast caddishness….The characters reeled their lunatic way, with sublime insouciance or sublime rascality, through a harlequinade ending in gruesome but hilarious calamity.”―Charles J. Rolo, Atlantic Monthly
“Decline and Fall is that all-too-rare phenomenon, a good nonsense novel. Its author has had the happy inspiration to take nothing seriously, and least of all himself. The result is a book which makes more sense than most.”―T.S. Matthews, The New Republic
“Surely one of the finest satirical novels of our time, in whcih uplift, religion, romance, and personal animus do not dissipate the satiric intention.”―Ernest Jones, The Nation
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