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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
The Waughs and the Leigh Fermors
Two recent books about Patrick Leigh Fermor (Paddy) and his wife Joan include material about their interactions with Evelyn Waugh, his wife Laura, and their mutual friends: The first is Joan: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor by Simon Fenwick. Evelyn … Continue reading
Anthony Powell Biography (More)
The new biography of Anthony Powell by Hilary Spurling has been widely reviewed in the British press and several additional reviews have cited Evelyn Waugh’s friendship with Powell. Nicholas Shakespeare, writer and director of the BBC Arena documentary “The Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers
Tagged Anthony Powell, Daily Telegraph, Dance to the Music of Time, DJ Taylor, Irish Times, Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times
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Henry Green’s Dead White Goose
The New York Review of Books’ revival of the works of Henry Green is nearing its completion later this month. They will publish Nothing and Doting next week followed by the reissuance of Concluding by New Directions on 31 October. … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Newspapers
Tagged Henry Green, Michael Gorra, Ne York Review of Books, The Paris Review
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Eade Biography Reviewed in LGBT Press
A review of Philip Eade’s biography appears this week in conjunction with the publication of its paperback edition in the US. This is written by Lewis Whittington and is published by the Edge Media Network which serves the LGBT community. … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh
Tagged Edge Media Network, LGBT Community, Philip Eade
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Another Lygon and More Bridesheads
The Daily Mail has an article about a recently pubished diary kept by two early women undergraduates at St Hugh’s College, Oxford: Dorothy Hammonds and Margaret Mowll. Their diary starts in 1905 and describes the restricted lives of the Oxford … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford, Theater
Tagged Daily Mail, Independent Theatre Adelaide, Lygon family, St Hugh's College, Tom Stoppard Arcadia, University of Louisiana Lafayette
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Paperback of Eade Biography Issued in USA
Picador USA has announced the publication of the paperback edition of Philip Eade’s biography in the USA. The book, entitled Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, was first published in the USA last year by Henry Holt. Both publishers are subsidiaries … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Waugh Studies
Tagged Philip Eade, Picador USA
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Brideshead Film Emerges in Weinstein Scandal
In wake of the sexual harassment scandal involving US filmmaker Harvey Weinstein, the New York Post has reported an incident arising from the production of the 2008 film adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. In 2007, Weinstein visited the production on location … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Emma Thompson, Harvey Weinstein, Hayley Atwell, New York Post
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Three Generations of Waughs in The Oldie
Various Waughs (and their associates) are scattered throughout the pages of this month’s issue of The Oldie. The leading feature article by Alan Thomas is about the Bright Young People and opens with a reference to Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies: … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Biographies, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Anthony Powell, BBC Arena, Daily Telegraph, Nicholas Shakespeare, Selina Hastings, The Oldie
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London in the Slump
A new book has been published about London in the 1930s. This is entitled Playboys and Mayfair Men and is written by Angus McLaren, Professor Emeritus at University of Victoria. The book focuses on a sensational jewel robbery at the … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Academia, Black Mischief, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Angus McLaren, Bookriot, Clay Andres, Shelter Island Reporter
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Waugh and the Magnet
Blogger George Simmers has recently posted on his weblog Great War Fiction a report of his visit to an exhibit of volumes from Philip Larkin’s personal library. This was at the University of Hull where Larkin served at the Librarian. … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Events, Lancing
Tagged George Simmers, Great War Fiction, Head's House, Philip Larkin, The Magnet
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