Maggs Bros exhibition of Waugh’s illustrations includes plague-inspired Christmas card

Evelyn Waugh (1903-66) came back into the spotlight earlier this year with the release of a new BBC adaptation of his 1928 book Decline and Fall, the satirical story of a young man’s expulsion from Oxford and subsequent adventures.

Waugh is known for his perception of society and his often darkly humorous prose. Less remembered, h…

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