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Decline and Fall
Evelyn Waugh

"Sent down from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. Hi colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and Captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Then Sports Day arrives, and with it the delectable Margot Beste-Chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze. As the farce unfolds and the young run riot, no one is safe, least of all Paul."
Wonderfully funny book.

I love anything by Evelyn Waugh. I've just re read the Sword of Honour trilogy which are roughly a satirical take on his WWII experiences.