Hellfire: Evelyn Waugh and the Hypocrites Club

by David Fleming

Late one evening in March 1924, a tipsy young nun was seen trying to slip into Balliol, an all-male Oxford college, just as the gates were about to close for the night. The nun - subsequently unmasked as the son of the college bursar - was returning after a fancy-dress party at a notorious Oxford social club, one known to the university proctors for its hedonistic ways, heavy drinking and wayward behaviour. This was the final straw; the club...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180399651X
• ISBN13: 9781803996516
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 304 Pages