{"product_id":"kiss-me-chudleigh-9781444711509","title":"Kiss Me Chudleigh","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuberon Waugh was a philosopher - savage, eccentric, but a philosopher nonetheless. More than any writer of his era, Auberon Waugh had a genius for dividing his readers, into the delighted and the infuriated, and he retains the ability to start a squabble, even from beyond the grave. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiss Me, Chudleigh\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of Waugh''s best writing. It is also a compact biography.It consists of excerpts from the things he wrote, drawn from every stage of his career, from his salad days on the \u003ci\u003eCatholic Herald\u003c\/i\u003e to his swansong on the \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbably the most prolific journalist of his generation (and surely the wittiest) he wrote copiously for publications as diverse as the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote a political column for \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e and a country column in the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, a wine column, a medical column and heaps of entertaining travel pieces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArranged both chronologically and th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Auberon Waugh ... was the most controversial, the most abusive, perhaps the most brilliant journalist of his age - an acerbic wit, a traveller, a farceur, an epicure; above all, a hater of humbug in all its forms and of politicians in most of theirs.' * \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'A master of the surreal.' * Craig Brown *\u003cbr\u003e'The Dean Swift of his day.' * AN Wilson *\u003cbr\u003e'An ideological trailblazer.' * Boris Johnson *\u003cbr\u003e'The greatest journalist of his generation.' * Geoffrey Wheatcroft *\u003cbr\u003e'Wickedly funny, but sometimes just wicked.' * Lynn Barber *\u003cbr\u003e'A most unpleasant man.' * Tony Benn *\u003cbr\u003e'Absorbing and affectionate...This beautifully conceived anthology combines biographical detail with pithily hilarious extracts. Eclectic, thoughtful and always entertaining, this well-presented selection gives a fresh perspective on an extraordinary talent.' * The Good Book Guide *\u003cbr\u003e'For those who appreciate good writing and who delight in an elegantly phrased raspberry to the world's over-earnest bores, Kiss Me Chudleigh is a masterful collection of a strange but brilliant journalist.' * The National Business Review, New Zealand *\u003cbr\u003eSupremely funny * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant distillation of his prose. * Country Life *\u003cbr\u003eA tereific anthology of the twentieth century's greatest satirist. * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eA decade after his death, Auberon Waugh's genius is as fresh as ever. * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eHighly entertaining. * Independent *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739231433047,"sku":"9781444711509","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444711509.jpg?v=1720051575","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kiss-me-chudleigh-9781444711509","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}