Decline and Fall
by Evelyn Waugh
“Innocence is a dangerous thing in a world of elegant scoundrels.”
When the mild-mannered Paul Pennyfeather is unjustly expelled from Oxford, he is plunged into a chaotic world of eccentric schoolmasters, dubious aristocrats, and accidental criminality. This masterpiece of dark satire skewers the British class system with relentless wit, proving that in a world of scoundrels, innocence is the greatest liability of all.
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