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Put Out More Flags, the sixth novel by Evelyn Waugh, was first published by Chapman and Hall in 1942. The title comes from the saying of an anonymous Chinese sage, quoted and translated by Lin Yutang in The Importance of Living (1937): A man getting drunk at a farewell party should strike a musical tone, in order to strengthen his ...
- Evelyn Waugh
- United Kingdom
- 1942
- 1942
Upper-class scoundrel Basil Seal, mad, bad, and dangerous to know, creates havoc wherever he goes, much to the despair of the three women in his life-his sister, his mother, and his mistress. When Neville Chamberlain declares war on Germany, it seems the perfect opportunity for more action and adventure.
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14 de jan. de 2019 · Put out more flags. by. Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966. Publication date. 1977. Topics. World War (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945.), World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction. Publisher. Boston, Little, Brown and Co.
Title: Put Out More Flags Author: Waugh, Evelyn [Arthur Evelyn St John] (1903-1966) Date of first publication: 1967 [this version, with new preface]; 1942 [original version] Edition used as base for this ebook: London: Chapman & Hall, 1971 Date first posted: 4 March 2019 Date last updated: 4 March 2019 Project Gutenberg Canada ebook #1598
15 de nov. de 2022 · Evelyn Waugh - Put Out More Flags. Set in 1939/40, the exploits of louche, upper-crust waster Basil Seal who manoeuvres his way around the outbreak of the Second World War, as well as the...
11 de dez. de 2012 · Upper-class scoundrel Basil Seal, mad, bad, and dangerous to know, creates havoc wherever he goes, much to the despair of the three women in his life-his sister, his mother, and his mistress. When...
Summary. Upper-class rogues, bohemians, dowagers, socialites, bureaucrats and delinquent evacuees prepare for England to change forever, in this hilarious and deadly serious 1942 satire on the 'phoney war'. The hideous, then unfamiliar shriek of the air-raid sirens sang out over London.
