Greene, Waugh, and the Lure of Travel

Prescott, Lynda (2008). Greene, Waugh, and the Lure of Travel. In: Hammond, Mary and Fraser, Robert eds. Books Without Borders: The Cross-national Dimension in Print Culture, Volume 1. UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 147–158.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230289116_9

Abstract

Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene were contemporaries, born in 1903 and 1904 respectively in what would later be labelled the ‘Metroland’ northwest of London, who became friends in their mid-30s. They were both Catholic converts, and although their political inclinations diverged, their names are often yoked together, not only as Catholic novelists but also as writers who were to a large extent formed by the experiences and atmosphere of the 1930s and the Second World War. As well as establishing considerable reputations as novelists, however, each of them travelled widely and produced a number of non-fiction books and articles based on their travels, especially in the early stages of their careers.

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