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L'esilarante romanzo d'esordio di evelyn waugh, ora in una splendida edizione rilegata con una nuova introduzione di barbara cooke inviato da oxford in circostanze oltraggiose, paul pennyfeather è stranamente poco sorpreso di ritrovarsi qualificato per la posizione di maestro di scuola al castello di llanabba. I suoi colleghi sono un assortimento di disadattati, mascalzoni e sciocchi, tra cui prendy (tormentato dai dubbi) e il capitano grimes, che è sempre nei guai (o semplicemente ubriaco). Poi arriva il giorno dello sport, e con esso la deliziosa margot beste-chetwynde, che fluttua su una brezza profumata. Mentre la farsa si svolge e i giovani si scatenano, nessuno è al sicuro, men che meno paul. "il suo primo, più perfetto romanzo .. Spietatamente comico" john mortimer, guardian
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Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. In 1928 he published his first novel, Decline and Fall, which was soon followed by Vile Bodies (1930), Black Mischief (1932), A Handful of Dust (1934) and Scoop (1938). During these years he also travelled extensively and converted to Catholicism. In 1939 Waugh was commissioned in the Royal Marines and later transferred to the Royal Horse Guards, experiences which informed his Sword of Honour trilogy (1952-61). His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited (1945), was written while on leave from the army. Waugh died in 1966.
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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Evelyn Waugh's hilarious debut novel, now in a wonderful new hardback editionSent down from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and Captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Then Sports Day arrives, and with it the delectable Margot Beste-Chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze. As the farce unfolds and the young run riot, no one is safe, least of all Paul. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780241585290
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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Evelyn Waugh's hilarious debut novel, now in a wonderful new hardback editionSent down from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and Captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Then Sports Day arrives, and with it the delectable Margot Beste-Chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze. As the farce unfolds and the young run riot, no one is safe, least of all Paul. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780241585290
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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Evelyn Waugh's hilarious debut novel, now in a wonderful new hardback editionSent down from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and Captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Then Sports Day arrives, and with it the delectable Margot Beste-Chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze. As the farce unfolds and the young run riot, no one is safe, least of all Paul. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780241585290
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