The characters who appear and occasionally reappear in the novels of Evelyn Waugh form a fascinating, intricate group. They and the world they moved in came partly from Waugh's imagination, but were also often based on real-life models. In this companion to Waugh's work Iain Gale provides what it is hoped will be indispensible background information on everyone from Lady Metroland and John Beaver to William Boot, Sebastian Flyte and Charles Ryder in succinct, cross-referenced biographies.