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Evelyn received his first school lessons at home, from his mother, with whom he formed a particularly close relationship; his father, Arthur Waugh, was a more distant figure, whose close bond with his elder son, Alec, was such that Evelyn often felt excluded.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Learn about the life and works of Evelyn Waugh, a brilliant satirical novelist who wrote classics like Brideshead Revisited. Find out about his marriages, his conversion to Catholicism, his travels and his struggles with depression.
23 de mai. de 2024 · Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh. Born: October 28, 1903, London, England. Died: April 10, 1966, Combe Florey, near Taunton, Somerset (aged 62) Notable Works: “A Handful of Dust”. “Black Mischief”. “Brideshead Revisited, The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder”.
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7 de abr. de 2016 · In his first term at Oxford, Waugh recounted a “subdued” happiness in adopting a sober and restrained undergraduate life. “A pity he didn’t continue,” opines Rowse. But what if he had?
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Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (Londres, 28 de outubro de 1903 – Taunton, 10 de abril de 1966) foi um escritor britânico de romances, biografias e livros de viagem. Também foi um prolífico jornalista e revisor de livros.
Learn about the life and works of Evelyn Waugh, a prominent English novelist, biographer, travel writer, and Catholic convert. Explore his early career, his conversion, his war service, his novels, and his legacy.
In 1936, Waugh’s first marriage was annulled. A year later, he married the twenty-year-old Laura Herbert. Laura was a Catholic aristocrat (and a cousin of his first wife), and at first her family was horrified by the prospect of her marrying a much older, middle class divorcé.
