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Comment on BBC Radio 4 discussion of Decline and Fall by againstinterpretation

againstinterpretation — Sat, 04 May 2013 20:49:06 +0000

I just wanted to draw attention of those potentially interested in an extremely rare 1st impression of Decline and Fall, currently on auction at eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140968845388?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 It’s presently selling for 99GBP, as the audience for his admirers is, expectedly, one supposes, rather limited in that forum….

Comment on Transcript of Lancing College 2012 Evelyn Waugh Lecture now online by Henry Speer

Henry Speer — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:03:13 +0000

The next EW Lecture at Lancing will be held on Thursday 18 April and will be delivered by a very special double act in the form of Anthony Andrews, the actor who brought Sebastian Flyte to our screens, and Derek Granger who was the producer of Brideshead Revisited. Derek’s knowledge of Waugh is extensive; he provided the inspiration and was directly responsible for the worldwide success of the series. http://www.lancingcollege.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=720&Itemid=306

Comment on The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Waugh/Pinfold by Penelope Whitworth

Penelope Whitworth — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:25:23 +0000

Yes, all the biographies suggest that the voices ceased very quickly after EW ceased to take vast doses of chloral hydrate. His interest in Rossetti was, in part, due to parallels in their natures which gave Waugh empathic insights into his subject.

Comment on Maugham, Ford, Waugh, and the experience of war by Steven McGregor

Steven McGregor — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:47:47 +0000

Glad you enjoyed the essay. Waugh’s character Apthorpe is a true type of soldier, one who I have recognised in every unit where I served. And David Blackburn’s discussion of the historical components of ‘Sword of Honour’ prove that Waugh should be remembered for even more than his prose style and humour.

Comment on The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Waugh/Pinfold by Robert Murray Davis

Robert Murray Davis — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:11:09 +0000

Old and incomplete news. Years ago EWN published a piece about Waugh’s use of drugs for sleeping–chloral hydrate? Same thing that drove D. G. Rossetti round the bend. EW was taken off that drug and put on paraldehyde, if I remember rightly, and the voices disappeared. RMD

Comment on Paul Johnson: Novelists at Arms by Farahdina

Farahdina — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:08:25 +0000

I’d go for any of the Jane Austen books. They’re all rlaley good, though from my experience Emma is rather hard to get through. Austen rlaley knew how to tell a good story based on the observations she made during her own life, so you kind-of get a glimpse of how life used to be.

Comment on Evelyn Waugh Forums now live by Kyriakos

Kyriakos — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:04:20 +0000

I need some humor in my life, so I pkceid up Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. There have not been, as yet, any laugh-out-loud bits, but the overall feel of the book is lighthearted and funny and, as such, is doing the trick.I can’t get through ANY Bill Bryson books without laughing out loud. It startles people in hospital waiting rooms

Comment on Never seen a copy of Cyril Connolly’s Horizon magazine? by Mawar

Mawar — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:28:31 +0000

Evelyn Waugh has awayls been one of my favorites, although Scoop is one I haven’t read yet. His sense of humor is a little twisted just like mine!

Comment on Evelyn Waugh Conference & Exhibit in Baltimore by Alexander Waugh US lecture tour in March | The Evelyn Waugh Society

Alexander Waugh US lecture tour in March | The Evelyn Waugh Society — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:08:50 +0000

[...] his visit to the United States this March. The lectures will be at the Evelyn Waugh Conference at Loyola Notre Dame Library in Baltimore on March 12th, Georgetown University Library in Washington D.C. on March 19th, and the [...]

Comment on Paul Johnson: Novelists at Arms by Henry Speer

Henry Speer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:07:20 +0000

I agree with Paul Johnson, although he puts it rather more elegantly than I would The 'Dance to the Music' is more matter of fact, mundane even, than Brideshead and Sword of Honour I believe there is a much more interesting angle in considering the different (and complementary?) approaches to English Country House culture between the wars as portrayed by EW, PG Wodehouse and Nancy Mitford; an interesting thesis project for someone?