1948 The Loved One (Horizon: A Review of Literature and Art Vol. XVII No. 98)

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First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

The first appearance in its unrevised form before the first UK edition from Chapman and Hall. 

In the publisher's wraps. 

Being Vol. XVII No. 98 of Horizon, a literary magazine edited by English critic and writer, Cyril Connolly.

A short satirical novel from Evelyn Waugh relating the experiences of a young Englishman in southern California, who observes the clash between English and American cultures. The work was inspired by Waugh’s trip to Hollywood in the year prior.

It was enthusiastically received by readers who thought Waugh had returned to early form.