Put Out More Flags, Evelyn Waugh
Put Out More Flags, Evelyn Waugh
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Put Out More Flags

Author: Evelyn Waugh

Narrator: Michael Maloney

Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/11/2012

Synopsis

Upper-class scoundrel Basil Seal, mad, bad, and dangerous to know, creates havoc wherever he goes, much to the despair of the three women in his life-his sister, his mother, and his mistress. When Neville Chamberlain declares war on Germany, it seems the perfect opportunity for more action and adventure. So Basil follows the call to arms and sets forth to enjoy his finest hour-as a war hero. Basil's instincts for self-preservation come to the fore as he insinuates himself into the Ministry of Information and a little-known section of Military Security. With Europe frozen in the "phoney war," when will Basil's big chance to fight finally arrive?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig

I suspect Basil Seal and Bertie Wooster are two versions of the same person. Bertie is the one that shows up in stories for polite company; Basil is the one that shows up in court transcripts.......more

Goodreads review by Katie

Maybe 3.5. An enjoyable read, with some great parts and some odd moments. I never know how I feel about Evelyn Waugh's work.......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb

I recently read, and very much enjoyed Sword of Honour, like this book, Sword of Honour is a satirical novel about World War Two. The books that comprise the Sword of Honour trilogy were written in the 1950s and 1960s when Evelyn Waugh was able to put World War Two into some kind of perspective. Swo......more

Goodreads review by Nigel

I really enjoy Evelyn Waugh, and this witty satire set at the start of WWII and focusing on the lives of several members of the social upper class was the perfect antidote to some of my recent more contemporary (poorly written and boring) reads. I think authors back in these times, particularly the......more

Quotes

"Waugh's particular genius at its best....His most important book....He constructs not only the funniest but also the most cruelly searching image to date of England in her last fateful moment of history."—TIME

"Extremely amusing....It starts out as a wicked satire in the well-known Waugh manner and ends up as a morality play."—John Chamberlain, New York Times

"Very witty....An exceptional novel."—Boston Globe

"Triumphant....The greatest of Evelyn Waugh's great novels. As such it deserves to be revived and reread as long as we read English."—E. Sissman, Atlantic Monthly

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