Category Archives: Combe Florey

MLK Day Roundup

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–The German-language paper Der Standart based in Austria has posted an article about Waugh’s book collecting. This is mostly devoted to a book previously discussed. Here is a translation of the text: You may know the British novelist Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading →

Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Combe Florey, Letters, Newspapers, Sword of Honour | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on MLK Day Roundup

Roundup: Waugh Venues and School Envy

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–The American print media have finally discovered the news about the sale of Piers Court. A brief article appears in the New Yorker entitled “For Sale: Evelyn Waugh’s Manor House, 8 BR/24 Acres/1 Waugh-Obsessed Tenant”. This begins with a summary … Continue reading →

Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Combe Florey, Interviews, Letters, Newspapers, Piers Court, Scoop | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Roundup: Waugh Venues and School Envy

Evelyn Waugh Studies 52.2 (Fall 2021)

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest issue of the Society’s journal, Evelyn Waugh Studies, has been distributed to the membership. This is issue Ne. 52.2 (Fall 2021). A slightly edited summary  by the Society’s Secretary, Jamie Collinson, that accompanied the distribution, is set forth … Continue reading →

Posted in Combe Florey, Evelyn Waugh Studies, World War II | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Evelyn Waugh Studies 52.2 (Fall 2021)

Roundup: Sash Windows and Sitwells

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–Eleanor Doughty writing in Country Life considers whether sash windows should be repaired or replaced. She opens the story with this: There is something about a sash window, isn’t there? The gentle squeak and heave as you lift it up, … Continue reading →

Posted in Auctions, Catholicism, Combe Florey, Interviews, Letters, Newspapers | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Roundup: Sash Windows and Sitwells

Roundup: Public Schools, Pronunciation and Epigraphs

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Daily Telegraph has an essay by Rupert Christiansen reviewing the English obsession with Public Schools. This begins with a consideration of several novels, films and stage plays that center on the miserable lives suffered by both students and teachers … Continue reading →

Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Combe Florey, Complete Works, Decline and Fall, Interviews, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Scoop, Vile Bodies | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Roundup: Public Schools, Pronunciation and Epigraphs

Memoir of Combe Florey

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

Sophia Waugh, Auberon’s daughter and Evelyn’s grand daughter, has written a bittersweet memoir of Combe Florey House on the occasion of its sale. This appears in a recent issue of the Catholic Herald.  Here are some excerpts: …My grandfather bought … Continue reading →

Posted in Combe Florey, Newspapers, Waugh Family | Tagged , | Comments Off on Memoir of Combe Florey

Combe Florey House (More)

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

Alexander Waugh has kindly confirmed the following with respect to the Waugh Family graves next to Combe Florey House: The wall has now been fixed by family effort and EW’s grave is now approached up some steps from the church … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Waugh, Combe Florey, Waugh Family | Comments Off on Combe Florey House (More)

Oldie Digs up Grave Problems at Combe Florey

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

The Oldie magazine in response to recent stories in the national press about the sale of Combe Florey House has republished an article from 2016 by Teresa Waugh, Auberon’s widow and former owner-occupant of the house. This relates to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Combe Florey, Newspapers, Waugh Family | Tagged , | Comments Off on Oldie Digs up Grave Problems at Combe Florey

Earth Day Roundup

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–Several other papers have run stories about the sale of Combe Florey House. The most extensive photographic displays are in the Daily Mail and Country Life which also have brief discussions of the Waugh family’s associations with the house. The … Continue reading →

Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Combe Florey, Newspapers, Oxford | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Earth Day Roundup

Combe Florey Sale Coincides with Waugh Anniversary

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

In an article in today’s Times newspaper, Patrick Kidd writes: On Easter morning 55 years ago tomorrow [Saturday, 10 April 2021] Evelyn Waugh said his last Deo gratias. After assisting his priest at a Latin mass in the Somerset town … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Combe Florey, Letters, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Waugh Family | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Combe Florey Sale Coincides with Waugh Anniversary