He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

John Waugh (English pronunciation: /ˈɑːθə ˈiːvlɪn ˈsɪndʒən wɔː/; 28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) known as Evelyn Waugh was an English writer of novels biographies and travel books. He was also a prolific journalist and reviewer. In 1902 he became managing director of Chapman and Hall publiEvelyn Waughrs of the works of Charles Dickens.

Arthur Evelyn St. This blow together with a growing dislike for the welfare state culture of the postwar world and a decline in his health saddened his final years although he continued to write. Waugh is widely recognised as one of the great prose stylists of the 20th century.