Evelyn Woe (19031966) eminent British writer, Biographer and journalist , One of the finest English stylists , as well as a recognized master of black humor and murderously caustic satire (often permeated with hidden lyricism) for which the nostalgic feeling and autobiographical plot are guessed); creator of grotesque and funny fantasies, where the way of life and ideological paradoxes of the past British Empire are strangely refracted Among the novels of Evelyn Waugh are such famous works as “A handful of dust”, “Sensation”, “Return to Brideshead”, “Unforgettable”, etc. In addition, the writer’s creative heritage includes several collections of stories; they were written in different years of life and in miniature combined elements that made the author a reputation as the greatest prose writer of the twentieth century. According to critics, the stories of Evelyn Vaughn are a kind of quintessence of style, “sketches and false starts to longer works”, as well as convincing evidence that one of the most revered and beloved English novelists was also an unsurpassed master of small form. This edition presents a complete collection of stories by Ivlina Vaud, most of which are published in Russian for the first time.