Fellow guest at a party: Oh, Mr. Waugh, I have just been reading your new book Brideshead Revisited, and I think it's one of the best books I've ever read.
EW: I thought it was good myself, but now that I know that a vulgar, common American woman like yourself admires it, I am not so sure.
I wrote BR fic for Yuletide a couple of years ago, and I kept that quote in my notebook to remind myself not to be too intimidated. :)
He could be a very good friend - the Mitford/Waugh letters are fabulous.
Re: banned books
Fellow guest at a party: Oh, Mr. Waugh, I have just been reading your new book Brideshead Revisited, and I think it's one of the best books I've ever read.
EW: I thought it was good myself, but now that I know that a vulgar, common American woman like yourself admires it, I am not so sure.
I wrote BR fic for Yuletide a couple of years ago, and I kept that quote in my notebook to remind myself not to be too intimidated. :)
He could be a very good friend - the Mitford/Waugh letters are fabulous.