Monthly Archives: July 2016

Russian Radio Dramatization of The Loved One

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A Russian radio dramatization of The Loved One (Nezabvennaia) has been posted on YouTube. The entire production plays for nearly 4 hours, but it was apparently broadcast in shorter episodes earlier this year. It was produced by Teatr Radio Rossii … Continue reading →

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“Shevelyn’s” Version

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In today’s Daily Telegraph online edition there is an excerpt from Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh to be published next week. The article is entltled: “The truth about ‘Shevelyn’: how Evelyn Waugh’s disastrous marriage shaped his fiction” and is based on a … Continue reading →

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Guardian Reviews New Waugh Biography

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In today’s Guardian (or as it is styled on Sunday the Observer) literary critic Robert McCrum reviews Philip Eade’s new biography of Evelyn Waugh. The book, entitled Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited will be published later this week in the … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Richmond-on-Thames (More)

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Two more reviews of the Richmond-on-Thames performances of Brideshead have been posted on internet theatrical sites. The first is by Zoe Skipworth on Plays to See: I‘m going to start by saying that this production was exactly what I wanted. … Continue reading →

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Brendan Bracken Exhibit Opens in Dublin

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Irish Times has published a brief biographical sketch of Brendan Bracken in conjunction with the opening tomorrow of an exhibit on his life at the Little Museum of Dublin. The article explains Bracken’s rackety early life and education and his close … Continue reading →

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“Scientific” List of Top 100 Novels Includes 3 by Waugh

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The website “Trading Atoms” has made a comparison of six lists of Top 100 20th Century novels in an effort to come up with a more accurate (“scientific”) selection. The lists included those compiled both by widely based popularity polls … Continue reading →

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