![]() ![]() Grim, grotesque and hilarious, the novel shows us a world in which death is a package holiday and each ‘Loved One’ – or corpse – wears the same beatific smile.įor this edition, we commissioned eight original paintings by the legendary Beryl Cook. The Loved One follows the fortunes of Dennis Barlow, a young Englishman in Hollywood. The alluring illustrations and fashionable style call on Aubrey Beardsley to perfectly depict the decadence behind the Bright Young Things’ frivolous nature. Kate Baylay illustrates this edition, working with a combination of pencil, watercolour and digital media. ![]() ![]() and above all ornamental even in rather bizarre ways’. Waugh described the Bright Young Things in Vile Bodies as ‘cosmopolitan, sympathetic to the arts. Different styles of artwork lend themselves well to his stylistically diverse novels – here we take a look at the range of illustrations we have commissioned in our most recent editions. Folio has published several editions of Evelyn Waugh novels throughout our 70-year history. ![]()
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