Work Suspended and other stories including Basil Seal Rides Again
Author: Evelyn Waugh
Includes stories such as – Mr Loveday’s Little Outing; Cruise; Period Piece; On Guard; An Englishman’s Home; Excursion in Reality; Bella Fleace Gave a Party; Winner Takes All; Work Suspended; Scott-King’s Modern Europe; Basil Seal Rides Again; and Charles Ryder’s Schooldays…..Read More
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Lucky Jim
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A Little Learning
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Pnin
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Put Out More Flags
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Vile Bodies
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