false 30929 23 1928. English writer, regarded by many as the leading satirical novelist of his day. Among Waugh's most popular books is Brideshead Revisited. Waugh established his literary reputation with this novel, Decline and Fall, an episodic story of the hilarious misadventures of Paul Pennyfeather, whose feckless odyssey begins when he loses his trousers. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. 1228767 1928 Decline And Fall total:979|5:270|4:408|3:252|2:43|1:6| 979 3830 1448 97 5 1 false false Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 26 13:21:22 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 13:21:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Dec 29 14:39:58 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 15:02:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jun 06 14:45:48 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 14:49:59 -0700 2009 Brideshead Revisited last year, which I liked in parts, I decided to try again with another, more humorous Waugh. Decline and Fall is much lighter fare and follows one Paul Pennyfeather around in his misfortunes and adventures with a keen, satiric eye and at times vicious wit. B...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 10:00:48 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 18:49:23 -0800 2009 Candide updated to early 20th century Britain, Waugh's first novel, Decline and Fall (1928) recounts the misfortunes that plague Paul Pennyfeather, from his dismissal from Oxford for "indecent behavior," to a miserable term as master at a public school...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 00:39:22 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 22:27:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 22:12:59 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 03:07:51 -0800 2009
De...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 11:10:38 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 08:07:53 -0700 2009 Lucky Jim, which is unfortunate because it just made me wish i was reading Amis instead of Waugh.

Waugh is a strange guy, and this is a strange book. it's meant to be funny, which it is for the most part, although i think Waugh indulges too much...more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Aug 06 05:23:41 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 17 22:55:34 -0700 2009
Paul Pennyfeather is kicked out of Oxford for running around trouserless after having his pants ripped off by some...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 21 06:52:10 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 08:42:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 19:49:34 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:24:51 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 31 19:39:10 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 23:02:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 23 04:40:31 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 04:50:34 -0800 2008 once Waugh's ripping satire of 1920s British society. Paul Pennyfeather is the ultimate ingenue.

Pennyfeather is expelled from Oxford following a run-in with the Bollinger Club - thinly-fictionalised version of the infamous Bullingdon Club.Former Bullingdon members include the Tory leade...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 20 15:52:14 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 15:53:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 13:21:05 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 19:57:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 03 17:08:38 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 17:23:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 23 22:10:18 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 22:16:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 17 21:40:33 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 21:42:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 14:48:27 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 06:11:57 -0700 2007 Brideshead Revisited, I have never completely understood Waugh's fame as a humorist. I had tried to read one or two of the comic novels in the past, but I could never really get into them. This book has changed all that for me. Reminiscent of Kingsley Amis' Lucky Jim (...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 15 10:25:20 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 10:29:10 -0800 2008 the last one, but it's still pretty funny. Very similar subject matter (the general whackiness of the English upper classes).

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