Decline and Fall
Evelyn Waugh
Dec 2012 · Hachette Audio · Narrated by Michael Maloney
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A sharp and witty 1920s satire for fans of classic British literature, following eccentric characters and social absurdities with Evelyn Waugh's trademark humour.
“Irresistible” —New York Times
First published in 1928, Decline and Fall is a satirical novel following the unfortunate chronicles of Paul Pennyfeather after he is expelled the University of Oxford. He soon ends up working as a schoolmaster at a boys' preparatory school in Wales where he meets a host of eccentric characters who will go on to define the course of the rest of his life.
A sharp and witty 1920s satire for fans of classic British literature, following eccentric characters and social absurdities with Evelyn Waugh's trademark humour.
“Irresistible” —New York Times
First published in 1928, Decline and Fall is a satirical novel following the unfortunate chronicles of ...
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July 3, 2023
The book is good, but the narration is aggravating. The narrator's volume goes way up and down and it's impossible to adjust the output volume to get a good listening level. Either you miss his whispering passages, or you're having to jump and turn down the volume at his louder passages.
About the author
Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), whom Time called "one of the century's great masters of English prose," wrote several widely acclaimed novels as well as volumes of biography, memoir, travel writing, and journalism. Three of his novels, A Handful of Dust, Scoop, and Brideshead Revisited, were selected by the Modern Library as among the 100 best novels of the twentieth century.
Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), whom Time called "one of the century's great masters of English prose," wrote several widely acclaimed novels as well as volumes of biography, memoir, travel writing, and journalism. Three of his novels, A Handful of Dust, Scoop, and Brideshead Revisited, were selected b...
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