Evelyn Waugh – Mr Loveday’s Little Outing – First UK Edition 1936
£1,450.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘Mr Loveday’s Little Outing’ by Evelyn Waugh, published by Chapman and Hall in 1936. A near fine book without inscriptions. A neat, contemporary previous owner’s bookplate to the front pastedown. Some wear to the corners and a little to edges. In a very good unclipped wrapper which has enjoyed some restorative repair to the spine ends, with some internal strengthening. Wear to the edges. Rare in the original wrapper.
Evelyn Waugh’s Mr. Loveday’s Little Outing is a darkly comic short story that examines themes of innocence, madness, and morality. Angela, a young woman, visits her father in an asylum, where she meets the charming Mr. Loveday, a long-time inmate who appears harmless and courteous. Convinced of his good nature, Angela persuades the authorities to release him. However, the story takes a macabre turn when Mr. Loveday, free at last, commits a shocking act that reveals the chilling reason for his confinement. Waugh’s wit and sharp satire underscore the unsettling contrast between appearances and reality in this tale of naive compassion.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘Mr Loveday’s Little Outing’ by Evelyn Waugh, published by Chapman and Hall in 1936. A near fine book without inscriptions. A neat, contemporary previous owner’s bookplate to the front pastedown. Some wear to the corners and a little to edges. In a very good unclipped wrapper which has enjoyed some restorative repair to the spine ends, with some internal strengthening. Wear to the edges. Rare in the original wrapper.
Evelyn Waugh’s Mr. Loveday’s Little Outing is a darkly comic short story that examines themes of innocence, madness, and morality. Angela, a young woman, visits her father in an asylum, where she meets the charming Mr. Loveday, a long-time inmate who appears harmless and courteous. Convinced of his good nature, Angela persuades the authorities to release him. However, the story takes a macabre turn when Mr. Loveday, free at last, commits a shocking act that reveals the chilling reason for his confinement. Waugh’s wit and sharp satire underscore the unsettling contrast between appearances and reality in this tale of naive compassion.
