I used to know Brian Howard well -- a dazzling young man to my innocent eyes. In later life he became very dangerous -- constantly attacking people with his fists in public places -- so I kept clear of him. He was consumptive but the immediate cause of his death was a broken heart.

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.