The Complete Short Stories

The Complete Short Stories

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction | Paperback Published on: 05/08/2010
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Synopsis

In this unique collection of short stories composed between 1910-62, Evelyn Waugh's early juvenilia are brought together with later pieces, some of which became the inspirations for his novels. 'Mr Loveday's Little Outing' is a blackly comic tale of a mental asylum and its favourite resident; 'Cruise' sees a hilarious series of letters from a naïve young woman as she travels with her family; 'A House of Gentlefolks' observes a group of elderly eccentric aristocrats and their young heir; and in 'The Sympathetic Passenger' a radio-loathing retiree picks up exactly the wrong hitchhiker. These witty and immaculately crafted stories display the finest writing of a master of satire and comic twists.

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780141193687
  • Number of pages: 512
  • Weight: 354g
  • Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 22 mm