The following is an interview held by Five Books for Catholics with Christopher J. Scalia about Evelyn Waugh’s life and work. “The reputation of Evelyn Waugh rests on two premises: that he was one of ...

HELENA (247 pp.)—Evelyn Waugh—Little, Brown ($2.75). Britain’s old King Coel, a Roman puppet of the 3rd Century, may have been a merry old soul, but his daughter Helena was a sober young gentlewoman.