(1903–66), English novelist; full name Evelyn Arthur St John Waugh. His work was profoundly influenced by his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1930. Notable works: Decline and Fall (1928); Brideshead Revisited (1945).
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Waugh, Evelyn
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(1903–66), English novelist; full name Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh. His work was profoundly influenced by his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1930. Notable works: Decline and Fall (1928) and Brideshead Revisited (1945).