Monthly Archives: July 2024

Evelyn Waugh Studies 55.1 (Spring 2024)

The Society is pleased to post the latest edition of its journal Evelyn Waugh Studies. This is No. 55.1 (Spring 2024). The contents are described by the Society’s Secretary Jamie Collinson as follows: The winner of the EWS’ 2023 Undergraduate … Continue reading

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Alexander Waugh: Times Newspaper Obituary

The Times newspaper has also posted a thoughtful obituary of Alexander Waugh: “Alexander Waugh had few illusions about the antecedents of his vast literary clan. In his irreverent family memoir, Fathers and Sons (2004), the son of Auberon Waugh and grandson … Continue reading

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Alexander Waugh 1963-2024 R.I.P.

We have received the sad news of the death of Alexander Waugh earlier this week. He has been a supporter and officer of the Society since its inception and we will truly miss him. Here is a copy of his … Continue reading

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Mid-July Roundup

–British author, commentator and journalist Gerald Warner has posted an article entitled “Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powell–visions of a vanished Britain.” In this he compares the lives and writings of the two authors who were also friends in real life. … Continue reading

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Roundup: An Election, a Film and a Lost Masterpiece.

—The Sunday Times has a story (7 July) in which Will Lloyd considers whether the recent election has brought social mobility back to the the British government and ended the domination of the “posh boys” who were the leaders of … Continue reading

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Evelyn Waugh Studies 54.3 (Winter 2023) Posted

The latest volume of the Society’s thrice yearly journal Evelyn Waugh Studies,  No. 54.3 (Winter 2023) has been posted. Here is a description of its contents by the Society’s Secretary, Jamie Collinson: This edition features a brilliant essay by Tim … Continue reading

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Evelyn Waugh and the Cancel Culture

–Simon Heffer has written a brief but interesting and amusing article about what he fears would be the attitude of today’s “Cancel Culture” to Evelyn Waugh first novel, Decline and Fall. This appeared in a recent issue of the Daily … Continue reading

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