Penguin Classics Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold - Hardcover

Waugh, Evelyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0141193530 ISBN 13: 9780141193533

Publisher: Penguin Classic, 2012

Synopsis

Part of the fabulous new hardback library of 24 Evelyn Waugh books, publishing in chronological order. An inability to control his fantasies sends Gilbert Pinfold, a well-known author, cruising on a Ceylon-bound liner to recuperate. Yet, to his horror, the hallucinations increase and life on board becomes very embarrassing. This curious and diverting novel throws new light on Evelyn Waugh's remarkable talent.

About this title

About the Author:

Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. In 1928 he published his first novel, Decline and Fall, which was soon followed by Vile Bodies, Black Mischief (1932), A Handful of Dust (1934) and Scoop (1938). During these years he also travelled extensively and converted to Catholicism. In 1939 Waugh was commissioned in the Royal Marines and later transferred to the Royal Horse Guards, experiences which informed his Sword of Honour trilogy (1952-61). His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited (1945), was written while on leave from the army. Waugh died in 1966.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classic
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0141193530
• ISBN 13: 9780141193533
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224