Modern Classics: A Frost in May (14th)
Our Saturday book group is now reading its way through writers Evelyn Waugh admired, or whose themes connect with his. Next up is Antonia White, who Waugh considered one of the best novelists of the time. White’s debut A Frost in May (1933) is a semi-autobiographical account of a young girl’s convent school education. […]
Book Group: Late Short Stories
A sigh of relief was breathed by the Evelyn Waugh Book Group last Saturday when the cooling weather, at last, declared itself in sympathy with our tea and cake habit. Many Bakewell slices were consumed while we digested the contents of Evelyn Waugh’s later short stories. What counts as a “late” short story? For once, […]
Coming Next: The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Email Barbara to join us and discuss Evelyn Waugh’s hallucinogenic semi-autobiography or comment below to kickstart the conversation online. When: Saturday 5th April, 11.00am-1.00pm Where: Leicester Central Library Contact: waughbookgroupleicester@gmail.com
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