Auberon Waugh était connu pour ses commentaires incisifs et souvent provocateurs sur la société britannique. Son écriture se caractérisait par un humour pince-sans-rire et un sens inébranlable de l'ironie. Waugh ciblait fréquemment l'hypocrisie et les absurdités de la vie moderne, son œuvre explorant les thèmes de la classe, de la politique et de la moralité avec une honnêteté sans compromis. Les lecteurs apprécient sa capacité à exposer les vérités avec éclat et intelligence.
The autobiography of the journalist, Auberon Waugh, who tells the story of a lifetime spent wrestling with his muse, the idiocies of English life and his father's terrifying shadow. Now in his 50th year he sums up a literary achievement, asking the august creator of this being, "Will This Do?"
First published in 1987 and long out of print, this collection of Auberon Waugh's writings while wine correspondent at various times for Tatler, the Spectator and Harper's and Queen is now considered a classic text by a new generation of wine writers and connoisseurs.
A collection of piece from Waugh's "The Way of the World" column in "The Daily Telegraph", It includes pieces on Mad Duck Disease, The Mums and Dads army and why Scargill may be "one of us".
Doran, Amanda-Jane, Punchlines - 150 years of humorous writing in Punch. London, HarperCollins, 1991. 26cm. XII, 371 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes work by authors / comedians such as: John Bentjemen / Mary Dunn / Graham Greene / Melvyn bragg / Stevie Smith / William Boyd / Robert Graves / etc.