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Decline & Fall

by Evelyn Waugh

About this title: Waugh's first published novel is a picaresque satire in the manner of Fielding or Sterne. It follows the misadventures of Paul Pennyfeather, a divinity student at Oxford who is stripped naked by a gang of drunken classmates one night and subsequently expelled for gross indecency. He takes a job as a schoolmaster in Wales and falls in love with the mother of one of his students, who runs an employment agency for young women who wish to work abroad. His involvement with this enterprise lands him in jail, an experience that does not devastate him as much as one would think: "Anyone who has been ... read more

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Back Bay Books Date Published: 1956 ISBN-13: 9780316926072 ISBN: 0316926078

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Oct 5, 2009
By Anne, The United States

"I recently read Evelyn Waugh's grandson's biography, Fathers and Sons, so I am curious to dip into his work. I'm starting at the beginning with Decline and Fall, which I thought sort of funny, but juvenile. Certainly not dull, so I'll read on."

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Aug 23, 2009
By Amy, San Francisco, CA

"I picked this up at a bookstore partly because of the beautiful cover and partly because it sounded right up my alley--"short sardonic prose," I believe the store index card said. It was that and more. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much or was so delighted with an author. The first half is more entertaining, but it's a pretty solid read. I can't wait to read more of Waugh's work!"

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Jun 6, 2009
By Liana, The United States

"After the debacle of Brideshead Revisited last year, which I liked in parts, I decided to try again with another, more humorous Waugh. Decline and Fall is much lighter fare and follows one Paul Pennyfeather around in his misfortunes and adventures with a keen, satiric eye and at times vicious wit. But I have to say that I much prefer the first section of Decline and Fall to the latter! The section between the termination of Pennyfeather's stay at Llanabba and his entry into prison was especially weak. It often seemed that things that felt they should have some explanation happened very quickly and without cause or development. It is almost as if Waugh had a list of things he wanted to skewer and now he is just going down the list with less regard for plot or continuity. The last three chapters too were similarly weak. The wheel segment in particular is drawn-out and felt injected. I did however like Pennyfeather at school (Little Lord Tangent - yes please), and the first chapter was marvelous; I only wish the rest of the book had continued in that strain."

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May 16, 2009
By William, Woodbridge, VA

"i was expecting a lot out of this book. i read other people's reviews of evelyn waugh novels and scoffed at their low ratings. i really was expecting the most stellar story ever. it wasn't bad, but the main character is completely not present. there's no connection between him and the reader. that's the main problem. that's why i didn't get to wrapped up in it.
it was funny though, that's for sure. it could've really been another Lucky Jim. unfortunately where Lucky Jim invested the reader in the characters, Decline and Fall did not do that at all.
and it's kind of confusing. i approve of this, however, it IS pretty confusing. it's hard to tell who's talking, and a lot of times it doesn't matter, but eventually you need to get on track because the story starts up again and the montage ends. what i'm really talking about when i say confusing though is the philosophic ending. the novel is very straightforward until the last fifty pages where it gets kind of dream-like and abstract. it's a neat way to wrap it up and contributes the novel's worth in society.
certainly not a bad book. i'll probably try another waugh novel again before putting him off to the side."

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