Upper-class rogues, bohemians, dowagers, socialites, bureaucrats and delinquent evacuees prepare for England to change forever, in this hilarious and deadly serious 1942 satire on the 'phoney war'
The hideous, then unfamiliar shriek of the air-raid sirens sang out over London
What happened to the characters of Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies when the war broke out? Put Out More Flags shows them adjusting to the changing social pattern of the times. Some of them play a valorous part; others, like the scapegrace Basil Sea, disclose their incorrigible habit of self-preservation in all circumstances. Basil's contribution to the war effort involves the use of his peculiar talents in such spheres of opportunity as the Ministry of Information and an obscure section of Military Security - adventures which incite Evelyn Waugh to another pungent satire upon the coteries of Mayfair.
| ISBN: | 9780141184012 |
| Publication date: | 4th May 2000 |
| Author: | Evelyn Waugh |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 222 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |
Upper-class rogues, bohemians, dowagers, socialites, bureaucrats and delinquent evacuees prepare for England to change forever, in this hilarious and deadly serious 1942 satire on the 'phoney war'
The hideous, then unfamiliar shriek of the air-raid sirens sang out over London
What happened to the characters of Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies when the war broke out? Put Out More Flags shows them adjusting to the changing social pattern of the times. Some of them play a valorous part; others, like the scapegrace Basil Sea, disclose their incorrigible habit of self-preservation in all circumstances. Basil's contribution to the war effort involves the use of his peculiar talents in such spheres of opportunity as the Ministry of Information and an obscure section of Military Security - adventures which incite Evelyn Waugh to another pungent satire upon the coteries of Mayfair.
Put Out More Flags features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
Put Out More Flags is available in Hardback, Paperback
Put Out More Flags was written by Evelyn Waugh and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Put Out More Flags has 222 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Classics series
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