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... what a twat : -)
'Yesterday' are repeating 'Sword of Honour' tonite.

Best thing he ever wrote was the following telegram-correspondence,
when he was sent to the ME as war-correspondent:

Editor - WHY UNNEWS?
Waugh - UNNEWS= GOODNEWS
Editor- UNNEWS= UNJOB
Waugh - UPSTICK JOB ASSWISE.
Brilliant.

One of the finest British authors of the 20th c. despite his dreadful snobbishness, ultra Catholicism, utter disdain for the oiks, that is.

andy at handiwork wrote:
> One of the finest British authors of the 20th c. despite his
> dreadful snobbishness, ultra Catholicism, utter disdain for the
> oiks, that is.

I've tried desperately to hate Greene for much the same reasons-
those, and his oft-professed Catholicism and sexual hypocrisy. But
I still love 'Brighton Rock'.
Go figure......

JJ, why force yourself to hate ? Let some love into your life !

See above, seriatim, for my UN-standard peace-making efforts : -)