The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh: A Little Learning: Volume 19 by Evelyn Waugh

Description: The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh: A Little Learning by Evelyn Waugh, John Howard Wilson, Barbara Cooke Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This volume is part of the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh critical edition, which brings together all of Waughs writings for the first time. A Little Learning (1964), Waughs only book-length autobiography, offers unrivalled insight into his family and early years as well as the cultural and literary influences that shaped his view of the world. Publisher Description This volume is part of the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh critical edition, which brings together all Waughs published and previously unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive introductions and annotation, and a full account of each texts manuscript development and textual variants. The editions General Editor is Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waughs grandson and editor of the twelve-volume Personal Writings sequence.In a writingcareer populated with characters and situations drawn closely from life, A Little Learning is unique. It is Waughs only finished, book-length work of autobiography, describing his ancestors and earlychildhood before arriving at boarding school in the South Downs and the Oxford University experiences that inspired his best-known work, Brideshead Revisited (1945). A Little Learning was intended to be the first of three autobiographical volumes, but Waugh died before more than a fragment of its successor, A Little Hope, was completed, making A Little Learning his last book. In this new critical edition, John Howard Wilson and Barbara Cooke lay out thecomplex literary and cultural inheritance of A Little Learning, and discuss the circumstances of its composition in a rapidly changing world from which Waugh felt increasingly isolated. For the first time, all thesurviving fragments of A Little Hope are reproduced in full, and the volume brings together all Waughs major radio, TV, and magazine interviews which span his thirty-year career. Author Biography John Howard Wilson was the founder of the Evelyn Waugh society and served on the Advisory Board of the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project.Barbara Cooke received a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of East Anglia in 2013 and became Research Associate for the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project the same year. As well as her forthcoming Evelyn Waughs Oxford (Bodleian Publishing), Dr Cooke has written on travelogues, twentieth century (auto)biography, and power struggles in the post-colonial world. Details ISBN 0198702914 ISBN-13 9780198702917 Title The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh: A Little Learning Author Evelyn Waugh, John Howard Wilson, Barbara Cooke Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 688 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:134671040; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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