Decline and Fall

by Clare West (Retold by), Evelyn Waugh

After a wild, drunken party, Paul Pennyfeather is forced to leave Oxford and begin a new life out in the wide world. His experiences take him from a boys' private school in Wales, where he meets some rather strange people, to a life of luxury in a grand country house and the Ritz Hotel, and then to seven years' hard labour in prison. Where will it all end? The black humour of this story about English society in the 1920s is as fresh today as it was when the novel was first written.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Clare West has over twenty years of TEFL classroom experience in the UK and abroad, and has led teacher workshops in Europe and South America. Associated with Cambridge examination courses, she became a freelance author, contributing to Oxford Bookworms and Dominoes and serving as Series Editor for Oxford Bookworms Playscripts.

Reviews

[Namiko]

It is difficult for me to follow the story even it is a simplified version. I found it difficult to memorize the characters names. However, I managed to read through it and the plot is not bad, I think.

[Paweł · Rating 5 out of 5]

Getting hold of the book in English was very difficult but it was worth searching and waiting for it. 'Decline and Fall' is an exquisite piece of writing.