A collection from Waugh's satirical "Way of the World" column in "The Daily Telegraph", including pieces on Mad Duck Disease, The Mums and Dads Army, and why Scargill may be "one of us".
Auberon Waugh Ordre des livres (chronologique)
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.
An anthology of short stories by famous authors who have given freely their talents for the National AIDS Trust charity.Foreward - HRH Diana, Princess of WalesIntroduction - Auberon WaughThe Inspiration - Jason CheritonA La Carte and fifteen other stories:A La Carte - Jeffrey ArcherLucky Dip - Deborah MoggachA Dog in the Dark - Richard AdamsTail - Bill JamesA Safe Place - Anna ReynoldsThe Case of the Parr Children - Antonia FraserRomance 1988 - Doris LessingThe Bunting Affirms - H.R.F. KeatingOld Flame - William TrevorThe Village - George Mackay BrownSound Proof - Angela KeysThe Nice Boys - Isabel ColegateRecipe for Victory - Maeve BinchyThe Flowers that Bloom in the Spring - Julian SymonsVampire - Hilary NewmanPaperwork - Ruth RendellPostscript - Sir John Gielgud
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".
Will this Do?
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
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?"
Punch Lines
- 384pages
- 14 heures de lecture
An anthology of the best comic writing in Punch from 1841 to 1991.