Yearly Archives: 2025

Roundup: Television and Weblogs

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–Blogger Andrew Kern has posted on Substack an article praising Waugh’s war novel Men at Arms. Here are the opening paragraphs: Evelyn Waugh wrote better than any dead or living Briton from the 20th century. He tells stories that incorporate … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Renewed Interest in Rosemary Tonks

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–The London Review of Books reviews the reprints of three of the later novels by poet-novelist Rosemary Tonks. She wrote during the period 1963-1980.  After a rather difficult life, she stopped writing in 1980 to become a fundamentalist Christian, dying … Continue reading →

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David Lodge (1935-2025) R.I.P.

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

The Society regrets to announce that its Honorary President, David Lodge, died earlier this week on 1 January 2025 at the age of 89. He was a few weeks away from his 90th birthday. There are several obituaries in today’s … Continue reading →

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