First, let me acknowledge that Evelyn Waugh died 39 years ago. Second, if you are wondering who Evelyn (pronounced eve-lin) Waugh is, he, yes he, is perhaps the finest English novelist of the 20th Century. As National Review celebrates its 50th anniversary, they are reprinting some classic articles at NRO. Today that includes William F. Buckley's obituary of Waugh. If one wants to laugh, I suggest Waugh's Scoop. If one wants drama at it's best, you can't beat Brideshead Revisted.
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