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Evelyn Waugh''s hilarious debut novel, with an introduction by Barbara Cooke

Sent down from Oxford in outrageous circumstances, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised 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.

''His first, most perfect novel ... ruthlessly comic'' John Mortimer, Guardian



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'The funniest book I have ever read' -- Julian Symons * The Times *

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

-- John Mortimer * Guardian *

Decline and Fall

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 05/07/2001
    ISBN13: 9780141180908, 978-0141180908
    ISBN10: 0141180900
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Evelyn Waugh''s hilarious debut novel, with an introduction by Barbara Cooke

    Sent down from Oxford in outrageous circumstances, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised 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.

    ''His first, most perfect novel ... ruthlessly comic'' John Mortimer, Guardian



    Trade Review
    'The funniest book I have ever read' -- Julian Symons * The Times *

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

    -- John Mortimer * Guardian *

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