Nancy Mitford once asked Evelyn Waugh how he dealt with fan mail. His reply is 👌 - ThreadSky

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mkonnikova.bsky.social • 39 days ago

Nancy Mitford once asked Evelyn Waugh how he dealt with fan mail. His reply is 👌

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kendrabean.bsky.social•38 days ago

Iconic!

mark1962b.bsky.social•38 days ago

Fabulous, understatement and humour that I don’t think really exist now.

lexiconmistress.bsky.social•38 days ago

Did nuns frequently send fan mail to Evelyn Waugh 🤔

jamesmcconnachie.bsky.social•38 days ago

Glorious. What's the book?

edgeorge.bsky.social•38 days ago

my already not very high opinion of ew is now perhaps even lower.

albertherring.bsky.social•38 days ago

How could one possibly entertain a low opinion of someone who moved his books out of London for safety during the Blitz, but left his children there because they were replaceable?
Truly the arsehole's arsehole.

michael-geste.bsky.social•38 days ago

Entertaining and horrible.

albertherring.bsky.social•38 days ago

Oh, he was definitely a very smart, witty and amusing arsehole, no question.

islandofreil.bsky.social•38 days ago

I didn't know that, but that tracks.

edgeorge.bsky.social•38 days ago

quite

matmorrell.bsky.social•38 days ago

e) is brutal

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