In this unique collection of Waugh's early short stories

Some of which became the inspirations for his novels, Waugh displays his unique talent for comedy and narration. Mr Loveday's Little Outing is a blackly comic tale of a mental asylum and its favourite resident, while Cruise sees a hilarious series of letters from a naïve young woman as she travels with her family.

These witty and immaculately crafted stories display the finest writing of a master of satire and comic twists.