Category Archives: Sword of Honour

Early Autumn Roundup

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Sunday Times carries a review by novelist and critic A N Wilson of the book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister by Charles Spencer. In the course of this, which is largely a defense of Spencer’s book, Wilson cites an … Continue reading →

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World Cup Roundup

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Wall Street Journal has posted an article by Christopher Scalia in its Opinion section. This is entitled “Stand Tall, Short Kings: A proposal for a 5-foot-7 Hall of Fame.” It is inspired by Scalia’s recent immersion in the World … Continue reading →

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Roundup: A List, a Classic and a New Book

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Guardian’s recent selection of the “Top 100 Novels” has left many readers disappointed. The Spectator has an article by Michael Henderson explaining why, at least in his case: …There are always going to be notable omissions, because no list … Continue reading →

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St Patrick’s Day Roundup

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Sydney Morning Herald has an article about the “co-authored novel”. This is written by Drew Turney and opens with this: Evelyn Waugh is credited with saying “I never can understand how two men can write a book together. To … Continue reading →

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Armistice Day Roundup

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–In a recent issue of Irish Times, Waugh came up in multiple stories. In a review of Elizabeth Day’s novel One of Us, the Times’ reviewer begins by noting that she …deploys one of fiction’s most reliable formulas. It is … Continue reading →

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Halloween Roundup

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–A new biography of Oscar Wilde has been issued. This is After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal by his grandson Merlin Holland. It is reviewed in Literary Review by Thomas W Hodgkinson who summarizes it as describing the unique … Continue reading →

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Early September Roundup

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–The online journal American Thinker has posted an article by Lars Møller entitled “Evelyn Waugh’s England: A Lament for a Lost World”. Here are the opening paragraphs: In the mid-twentieth century, the English novelist Evelyn Waugh chronicled, with elegance and … Continue reading →

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End-of-June Roundup

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Times newspaper has a story by Magnus Linklater about the recent gift of a substantial book collection to the charity Christian Aid in Edinburgh. Here are some excerpts: …Among the books collected over a lifetime by Halla Beloff, senior … Continue reading →

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Summer Solstice Roundup

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–Literary journalist and novelist D J Taylor has a review in the 21 June 2025 edition of The Spectator. This relates to a new book by Nicola Wilson entitled Recommended! The Influencers Who Changed How We Read where she discusses … Continue reading →

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Early June Roundup

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–A recent issue of the Daily Telegraph reports the death of Roger Cooper. This includes a discussion of Cooper’s extended imprisonment in Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iran: Roger Cooper, who has died aged 90, was a British journalist and businessman who was … Continue reading →

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