A reflection that begins with Jesuit Father Robert McTeigue, an American priest, philosopher, and host of The Catholic Current radio programme, whose plea for England’s return to Rome frames a meditation on tradition, illusion, and the enduring human need to make life worthwhile.
A study of Waugh’s estrangement, his critique of modernity, and his uneasy kinship with Orwell — two men who saw the decay of English order from opposite moral poles.