Monthly Archives: January 2020

Ma Meyrick Gains Place in Dictionary of Irish Biography

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The Royal Irish Academy has posted a new entry in the Dictionary of Irish Biography. This relates to Kate Evelyn Meyrick (also known as Ma Meyrick and, to Waugh readers, as Ma Mayfield). She was born in Kingtown, Dublin into … Continue reading →

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Waugh: Harry Potter and Sunglasses

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

A quote from Evelyn Waugh was recently added to a Tumblr.com page called Harry Potter House Quotes. Each quote contributed is reviewed by Carmen and Fiona, who run the page, to decide its relevance and in which “house” to place … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Roundup

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

–On his weblog Anecdotal Evidence, Patrick Kurp has a posting that quotes and summarizes Waugh’s New Year’s article for Harper’s Bazaar,Ā dated 9 January 1934. Here’s an excerpt: […] Waugh shifts between the personal and national. He had spent the first … Continue reading →

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Castle Howard on Channel 4

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The UK’s Channel 4 has rebroadcast the episode of Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes that covers the visit to Castle Howard. This was first broadcast as the second episode of the program’s first series on 16 August 2016. Spencer makes only … Continue reading →

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Reading Dickens in the Jungle, et al.

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

–An article has been posted on Academia.edu entitled “Reading Dickens in the Jungle: A Handful of Dust and Mr Pip.” This is by Alessandro Vescovi, professor of English at theĀ UniversitĆ  degli Studi di Milano (University of Milan). It previously appeared … Continue reading →

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