Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics)

Waugh, Evelyn

ISBN 10: 0141187484 / ISBN 13: 9780141187488

Published by Penguin Classics, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics)

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

Sent down from Oxford in outrageous circumstances, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly surprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and Captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Then Sports Day arrives, and with it the delectable Margot Beste-Chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze. As the farce unfolds and the young run riot, no one is safe, least of all Paul.

Review:

'The funniest book I have ever read' (Julian Symons The Times)

His first, most perfect novel ... a ruthlessly comic plot

(John Mortimer Guardian)