"Free as air; that's what they say- "free as air". Now they bring me my air in an iron barrel." - Evelyn Waugh

"Free as air; that's what they say- "free as air". Now they bring me my air in an iron barrel."

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About Evelyn Waugh

Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires Decline and Fall (1928) and A Handful of Dust (1934), the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945), and the Second World War trilogy Sword of Honour (1952–1961). He is recognised as one of the great prose stylists of the English language in the 20th century.

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Alternative Names: Evelyn Arthur St John Waugh • Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh
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But these young people have such an intelligent, knowledgeable surface, and then the crust suddenly breaks and you look down into the depths of confusion you didn't know existed.
Brideshead Revisited · September 1, 1999 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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