Author

Contributions

  • Sir Frank Kermode (Introduction) - Contributor

Publication

1993-03-18 - Everyman's Library

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL8998509M
  • ISBN-139781857151565
  • ISBN-101857151569
  • OCLC Control Number27850511
  • Library of Congress Control Number93015957
and 2 more
  • LibraryThing782753
  • Goodreads1542773

Description

Subtitled "A Novel of Many Manners, " Evelyn Waugh's notorious first novel lays waste the "heathen idol" of British sportsmanship, the cultured perfection of Oxford, and the inviolable honor codes of the English gentleman.

First Sentence

"SENT down for indecent behavior, eh?"

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Decline and FallHardcoverEveryman's Library1993-03-18

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