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British writer known for his satirical and humorous style, with notable works including 'Vile Bodies' and 'Brideshead Revisited'. Waugh is renowned for his profound insights into 20th-century British society and culture.

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“"We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, Bachelor of the Arts of Oxford University, being in this the twenty-fourth year of our life, summoned by the wisdom of Almighty God and the unanimous voice of our people to the throne of our ancestors, do hereby proclaim..." Seth paused in his dictation and gazed out across the harbour where in the fresh breeze of early morning the last dhow was setting sail for the open sea. "Rats," he said; "stinking curs. They are all running away."”

“It may happen in the next hundred years that the English novelists of the present day will come to be valued as we now value the artists and craftsmen of the late eighteenth century.”

Years May Happens Artist Values Next Century Late Hundred Novelists Present Day Craftsman

Book:The world of Evelyn Waugh

Source: The world of Evelyn Waugh

“That was the change in her from ten years ago; that, indeed, was her reward, this haunting, magical sadness which spoke straight to the heart and struck silence; it was the completion of her beauty.”

Years Heart Silence Sadness Ten Years Ago Rewards Spokes Haunting Completion Her Beauty Brideshead Revisited

Book:The world of Evelyn Waugh

Source: The world of Evelyn Waugh

“that is not the last word; it is not even an apt word; it is a dead word from ten years back.”

Years Lasts Ten Last Words

Book:Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

Source: Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

“Have you at any time been detained in a mental home or similar institution? If so, give particulars.' 'I was at Scone College, Oxford, for two years,' said Paul.”

Ifs Giving Years Said Two Home College Institutions Two Years Oxford Scones

Book:decline and fall

Source: decline and fall

“I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep.”

Ifs Needs Years Sleep Havens Bed Can't Sleep

Author:Evelyn Waugh

“"It is typical of Oxford," I said, "to start the new year in autumn."”

Years Said Autumn New Year Typical Oxford

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“Beware of writing to me. I always answer ... My father spent the last 20 years of his life writing letters. If someone thanked him for a wedding present, he thanked them for thanking him and there was no end to the exchange but death.”

Ifs Inspirational Writing Years Ends Lasts Father Answers Letters Thanking Him

Author:Evelyn Waugh

About the Author

Born: October 28, 1903
Died: April 10, 1966
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 252

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Brideshead RevisitedRelated source material

The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn WaughRelated source material

The world of Evelyn WaughRelated source material

Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles RyderRelated source material

decline and fallRelated source material

Vile BodiesRelated source material

A Handful of Dust: Decline and FallRelated source material

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The letters of Evelyn WaughRelated source material

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