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Autumn 2013 issue of Evelyn Waugh Studies published

The Autumn 2013 issue of Evelyn Waugh Studies has been published and is available in PDF format here.

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Evelyn Waugh and the Latin Mass Society of England & Wales

In 1965, Evelyn Waugh helped found the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales. The current issue of Regina magazine contains an article (“Shades of Evelyn Waugh: An Update on the Latin Mass in England & Wales“) on the history … Continue reading

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Newly published: Evelyn Waugh: Fictions, Faith and Family

Evelyn Waugh: Fictions, Faith and Family, by Michael G. Brennan. From the publisher: Evelyn Waugh: Fictions, Faith and Family is a wide-ranging survey of the prolific literary career of one of the most popular English writers of the 20th century. … Continue reading

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Evelyn Waugh and Nunney

Nunney is a village near Frome in the English county of Somerset which Evelyn Waugh visited while house hunting in 1936. An article on the Visit Nunney website tells the story.

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Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project launched at University of Leicester

A five-year, £800,000 project to publish a scholarly edition of the complete works of Evelyn Waugh was launched at a colloquium held July 5 – 7 at the University of Leicester. The 42-volume edition, to be published by the Oxford … Continue reading

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Lost Evelyn Waugh letters reveal thwarted love for ‘bright young thing’

From the Guardian: She was known as Teresa “Baby” Jungman, a beauty among the bohemian “bright young things” of 1920s English society, whose high-class hedonism inspired Evelyn Waugh to write Vile Bodies. She was also the unrequited love of Waugh’s … Continue reading

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Major seven-part adaptation of Sword of Honour trilogy coming to BBC Radio this year

From The Stage: A BBC awards scheme that launched the careers of actors such as Stephen Tompkinson and Richard Griffiths has named this year’s winners, with all the recipients being cast in a major seven-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Sword … Continue reading

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Joy unbounded: Spectator archive now online

The Spectator has made available online a searchable archive of 180 years (1828 – 2008) of the magazine. Initial search results can be further refined by category: Article, Letter, Fiction, etc., which will be a boon to researchers of all … Continue reading

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The Fertile Fact: Speculative biographical writing

The Fertile Fact is a new literary website which “celebrates the speculative nature of biographical writing. We invite biographers/experts/super-fans to draw on their knowledge and compile a list of five things or aspects of modern life that they think their … Continue reading

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Selina Hastings’s Evelyn Waugh republished

Evelyn Waugh, the highly regarded 1995 biography by Selina Hastings, is being republished in the UK this month by Capuchin Classics, with publication in the US later this year. Several author lectures and books signings have been scheduled to coincide … Continue reading

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