内容简介
SentdownfromOxfordinoutrageouscircumstances,PaulPennyfeatherisoddlyunsurprisedtofindhimselfqualifyingforthepositionofschoolmasteratLlanabbaCastle.Hiscolleaguesareanassortmentofmisfits,rascalsandfools,includingPrendy(plaguedbydoubts)and,CaptainGrimes,whoisalwaysinthesoup(orjustplaindrunk).ThenSportsDayarrives,andwithitthedelectableMargotBeste-Chetwynde,floatingonascentedbreeze.Asthefarceunfoldsandtheyoungrunriot,nooneissafe,leastofallPaul.
作者简介
EvelynWaugh(1903-1966),isconsideredchiefchroniclerofthe'BrightYoungThings'(thearistocraticandfashionablecirclesofthe1920's)andisoneofthecentury'smostaccomplishedandfunnynovelists.Waughisalsowidelyregardedastheforemostsocialsatiristofhisgeneration.Hisotherworks,includingVILEBODIES,SCOOP,THELOVEDONE,andBRIDESHEADREVISITEDarealsopublishedinModernClassics.