Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966) was one of the masters of modern British prose and satire. His notable works include the novels Brideshead Revisited, Vile Bodies, Decline and Fall, and Scoop.
As far back as my memory extends, the rough life has existed for me as something real and vivid but utterly remote. When I say that I have lived until now in circumstances of practically unvaried comfort, I am not making the pretence of...
