Black Mischief

1946 Anthropology

Author : Evelyn Waugh
Release : 1946
Genre : Anthropology
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Download or read book Black Mischief written by Evelyn Waugh. This book was released on 1946. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set on the fictional African island of Azania, the novel chronicles the efforts of Emperor Seth, assisted by the Englishman Basil Seal, to modernize his kingdom. Profound hilarity ensues from the issuance of homemade currency, the staging of a "Birth Control Gala," the rightful ruler's demise at his own rather long and tiring coronation ceremonies, and a good deal more mischief.

Black Mischief

2003 Fiction

Author : Evelyn Waugh
Release : 2003
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 779/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Black Mischief written by Evelyn Waugh. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In four short key works, an African state goes into a political tailspin, journalism comes under scrutiny, the California mortuary business is shown in a comic light, and a man goes mad on board an ocean liner.

White Mischief

2014-05-06 True Crime

Author : James Fox
Release : 2014-05-06
Genre : True Crime
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Book Rating : 174/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book White Mischief written by James Fox. This book was released on 2014-05-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting true story of decadence, deception, and murder among British aristocrats in colonial Kenya In 1941, with London burning in the Blitz, a group of hedonistic English nobles partied shamelessly in Kenya. Far removed from falling bombs, the wealthy elites of “Happy Valley” indulged in morphine, alcohol, and unrestricted sex, often with their friends’ spouses. But the party turned sinister in the early hours of a January morning for Josslyn Hay, Lord Erroll, who had been enjoying the favors of the beautiful young wife of a middle-aged neighbor. Hay was found dead, a bullet in his brain. The murder shocked the close-knit community of wealthy expatriates in Nairobi and shined a harsh light on their louche lifestyle. Three decades later, author James Fox researched the slaying of Lord Erroll, an unsolved crime still sheathed in a thick cloud of rumor and innuendo. What he discovered was both unsettling and luridly compelling. White Mischief is a spellbinding true-crime classic, a tale of privileged excess and the wages of sin, and an account of one writer’s determined effort to crack a cold and craven killing.

"A Handful of Mischief"

2011 Literary Collections

Author : Donat Gallagher
Release : 2011
Genre : Literary Collections
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Download or read book "A Handful of Mischief" written by Donat Gallagher. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Handful of Mischief: New Essays on Evelyn Waugh is a collection of essays based on presentations at the Evelyn Waugh Centenary Conference at Hertford College, Oxford, in 2003. There are twelve different essays by authors from various countries, including Australia, Canada, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The essays cover a wide range of material, from Waugh's early novel Black Mischief (1932) to his last travel book, A Tourist in Africa (1960). In addition to essays on well-known novels such as Scoop (1938), Brideshead Revisited (1945), and Helena (1950), the collection includes papers on Waugh's library, his changing conception of Oxford, his writing about religious conversion, and his role in the British evacuation of Crete in 1941. The authors approach Waugh and his work in various ways, and innovative essays explore sovereignty, post-colonialism, and adaptation for radio. Contributors: Baron Alder, Peter G. Christensen, Robert Murray Davis, Marcel DeCoste, Patrick Denman Flanery, Donat Gallagher, Irina Kabanova, Dan S. Kostopulos, Lewis MacLeod, John W. Mahon, Richard W. Oram, Ann Pasternak Slater, John Howard Wilson.

Working God's Mischief

2014-03-11 Fiction

Author : Glen Cook
Release : 2014-03-11
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 208/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Working God's Mischief written by Glen Cook. This book was released on 2014-03-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arnhand, Castauriga, and Navaya lost their kings. The Grail Empire lost its empress. The Church lost its Patriarch, though he lives on as a fugitive. The Night lost Kharoulke the Windwalker, an emperor amongst the most primal and terrible gods. The Night goes on, in dread. The world goes on, in dread. The ice builds and slides southward. New kings come. A new empress will rule. Another rump polishes the Patriarchal Throne. But there is something new under the sun. The oldest and fiercest of the Instrumentalities has been destroyed--by a mortal. There is no new Windwalker, nor will there ever be. The world, battered by savage change, limps toward its destiny. And the ice is coming. Working God's Mischief is the savage, astounding new novel of The Instrumentalities of Night, by Glen Cook, a modern master of military fantasy.

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