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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Jay McInerney Lists Waugh in NY Times Article
In listing his favorite books, novelist and, more recently, wine commentator Jay McInerney included Waugh’s A Handful of Dust. His own first novel Bright Lights, Big City (1984) might be considered a 1980s version of Decline and Fall. In an article … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Articles, Newspapers
Tagged Jay McInerney, New York Times
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BBC Radio 4 Broadcast Concluded
BBC Radio 4 today broadcast the final episode of the reading of excerpts from Philip Eade’s biography of Waugh as its Book of the Week. The programs will remain available over the internet on BBC iPlayer for the next four weeks. The material … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Radio Programs, The Loved One, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Nicholas Grace, Philip Eade
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William Boyd Names Scoop as a Favorite Classic
In response to a request by booksellers W H Smith, novelist William Boyd has named Scoop one of his five favorite classic novels. This comes as no surprise since Boyd wrote the screenplay for the 1987 TV adaptation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Scoop, Television
Tagged W H Smith, William Boyd
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Memorial Service for Waugh to be Celebrated Tomorrow
The Latin Mass Society of the UK has announced that a service of Vespers and Benediction for the repose of the soul of Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) will be celebrated tomorrow, Friday, 8 June 2016, in South London. The service will … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Catholicism, London
Tagged Latin Mass Society, The Catholic Herald
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Waugh Conference Announced at Huntington Library
Dr Steve Hindle, Director of Research at the Huntington Library, has announced a conference on the theme Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector. The conference will be held at the Huntington Library near Pasadena, California on 5-6 May 2017. It will … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Complete Works, Conferences, Evelyn Waugh Society
Tagged Huntington Library, Steve Hindle
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Alec Waugh and the Cocktail Party
The website Vinepair, which is devoted to wine, beer and spirits, has posted an article by Emily Bell about how Alec Waugh invented the cocktail party. As he explained in an article in Esquire, he set out to find something to … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Articles, Humo(u)r
Tagged Cocktail Party, Emily Bell, Esquire magazine, Vinepair
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D J Taylor Reviews New Waugh Biography
Novelist and critic (and well-known Waugh fan) D J Taylor has reviewed Philip Eade’s new biography of Waugh in The National (an assertedly independent newspaper published in Abu Dhabi). As is the case with previous reviewers, Taylor’s verdict is mixed. … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Waugh Family
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Philip Eade, The National (Abu Dhabi)
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Waugh Adaptations in TLS
The TLS has posted an essay by Alexander Larman (“Waugh on screen”) on its weblog. In it, he notes his concerns about the upcoming BBC adaptation of Decline and Fall and offers advice about how to avoid problems by looking at previous … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Black Mischief, Decline and Fall, Film, Miscellaneous, Newspapers, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Television, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Alexander Larman, BBC, Jack Whitehall, James Wood, TLS, William Boyd
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Eade Biography in Literary Review
Ian Sansom, novelist and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick, has reviewed the new Waugh biography in the current Literary Review. He is a bit more upbeat than some of the earlier reviewers: Unexpectedly, yet … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Ian Sansom, Literary Review, Philip Eade
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Waugh in the Press
The Daily Telegraph’s parliamentary sketchwriter, Michael Deacon, declared himself to have been overcome by too much news last week: Brexit, resignations, votes of no confidence, refusals to resign, Boris Johnson in general, etc., have been too much for him. In yesterday’s column, … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Radio Programs
Tagged Daily Telegraph, David Hepworth, Guardian, Michael Deacon, Vermont Public Radio
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