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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

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Decline and Fall

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

      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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