书目

DeclineandFall(PenguinModernClassics)

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.

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